Intelligence Officer, the Bombay High Court referenced various rulings of the Apex Court and High Courts while observing. It would be not be out of place to mention here that the abovementioned ruling of Syed Shahid Yusuf (supra) falls contrary to the rulings of the Bombay High Court. National Investigation Agency which has held that an accused cannot ask to see the reports of the public prosecutor as the same are like case diaries maintained under Section 172 of the CrPC and are used to satisfy the Court regarding the progress of the investigation as well as justification for seeking extension of time to complete the same. While canvasing its views, the learned Judge inter alia referenced a division bench ruling of the very High Court rendered in Syed Shahid Yusuf v. It is for this reason that neither the case diaries nor the report submitted by the public prosecutor are required to be furnished to the accused nor are the reasons required to be set out in any detail in the order granting extension of time for completion of the investigation.вЂќ As discussed hereinabove, the manner in which the investigation is progressing and further inquiries that are proposed to take place need not be disclosed to the accused as such disclosure may have the propensity to adversely affect the investigation. вЂњ The reasons for concealing the report of the Public Prosecutor and the case diaries from the accused during the period of the investigation is to ensure that the investigation is not frustrated. of NCT of Delhi) categorically opined that an accused has a right to oppose a plea filed by the prosecution seeking extension of time to complete investigation beyond the initial period prescribed in the Special Statute, however, the accused would not have a right to ask for a copy of the application. On Septemthe Delhi High Court in its judgment titled Khalid v. The Author, Gaurav Thote is a practising advocate in the Bombay High Court. Justice BN Srikrishna Report on Institutionalisation of Arbitration.

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