Jitendra Pratap Singh Vs Union of India & Ors. (Delhi High Court)
Dissatisfaction With CBI Verification Cannot Become a Passport for Fresh FIR: Delhi HC Refuses Cross-Case Against Senior Officers
Background of the Case
In Jitendra Pratap Singh v. Union of India & Others, W.P.(CRL) 2903/2023, decided on 22.09.2026, the Delhi High Court declined to direct the Central Bureau of Investigation to register a cross-FIR or a fresh criminal case merely because the complainant was dissatisfied with the manner in which the CBI had verified his allegations. The Court held that when the complaints had already been examined by the competent investigating agency pursuant to the directions of the Central Vigilance Commission, the extraordinary jurisdiction under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution read with section 482 of the CrPC could not be invoked merely to obtain a particular investigative outcome.
The petitioner, Jitendra Pratap Singh, was an officer of the Indian Revenue Service and was posted with the Enforcement Directorate at Ahmedabad. During 2015, he was associated with an investigation concerning cricket betting and related financial transactions. On 22.09.2015, the CBI registered a case against the petitioner and certain other persons regarding the manner in which that investigation had allegedly been conducted. A chargesheet was subsequently filed before the competent court at Ahmedabad for offences under the IPC and the Prevention of Corruption Act, and those criminal proceedings remained pending.
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