NEW DELHI: Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday opposed former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi’s request to switch legal circumstances from the courtroom of Particular Choose Vishal Gogne, arguing earlier than a Delhi courtroom that the plea amounted to “forum-shopping” and was meant to “demean the decide” and intrude with the justice system.Showing earlier than Principal District and Periods Choose Dinesh Bhatt, Senior Advocate DP Singh, representing the CBI, stated the switch utility made unfounded allegations in opposition to the judiciary and was an try and stress the trial courtroom. He maintained that an accused has no proper to hunt a change of discussion board merely as a result of the case will not be continuing of their favour.
“You can’t bulldoze a courtroom. You can’t go discussion board buying. You can’t demean a decide,” Singh informed the courtroom, stressing that such conduct strikes on the independence and dignity of the judicial course of.The CBI counsel submitted that Particular Choose Gogne had acted strictly in accordance with procedures laid down by greater courts and established judicial observe. He argued that the switch plea was filed with the intention of stalling the trial at a vital stage.Addressing Rabri Devi’s allegation that Choose Gogne had deliberately delayed the order on framing of prices within the IRCTC corruption case to align with the enforcement of the Mannequin Code of Conduct for the Bihar elections, Singh rejected the declare as baseless. He defined that the courtroom had merely sought clarifications from the investigating company, which was a part of its judicial obligation.“These clarifications had been looked for the courtroom’s readability and conscience. It’s the obligation of the decide to ask questions,” Singh submitted.Choose Bhatt heard the submissions intimately and scheduled the matter for additional listening to on December 15, 2025.In her utility, Rabri Devi sought the switch of 4 circumstances pending earlier than Choose Gogne, by which she and a number of other members of her household are named as accused. The circumstances embrace the IRCTC rip-off, the alleged land-for-jobs case, and associated money-laundering proceedings.Earlier, on October 13, Choose Gogne framed legal prices in opposition to RJD chief Lalu Prasad YadavRabri Devi, Tejashwi Yadav, and others within the IRCTC case.Rabri Devi alleged in her plea that the particular decide is biased and conducting the trials with a premeditated mindset. She has claimed that he’s “unduly inclined” in the direction of the prosecution, creating an affordable apprehension of bias. The CBI has rejected these allegations, describing them as an effort to scandalise the courtroom and delay the trial.