https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=470416 High Court jurisdiction under Article 226 permits an exceptional direction for CBI investigation of a cognizable offence without State consent or notifications under the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act where public interest requires intervention and the existing investigation lacks fairness, impartiality or credibility. This power is distinct from the Supreme Court's plenary power under Article 142. Transfer was not warranted where the State CID had investigated available leads carefully, collected material evidence and filed a charge-sheet without indications of bias or unfairness. Further investigation remained available upon additional evidence under the Code of Criminal Procedure. en-us Mon, 08 Aug 1994 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:44:20 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=470416 High Court jurisdiction under Article 226 permits an exceptional direction for CBI investigation of a cognizable offence without State consent or notifications under the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act where public interest requires intervention and the existing investigation lacks fairness, impartiality or credibility. This power is distinct from the Supreme Court's plenary power under Article 142. Transfer was not warranted where the State CID had investigated available leads carefully, collected material evidence and filed a charge-sheet without indications of bias or unfairness. Further investigation remained available upon additional evidence under the Code of Criminal Procedure. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 08 Aug 1994 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=470416