New Delhi, Jan. 27 -- The Delhi High Court has upheld a trial court order setting aside a notice issued by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to retired Chhattisgarh High Court judge Justice I.M. Quddusi in a corruption-related investigation, ruling that the statutory power under Section 91 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) cannot be used to compel an accused to disclose personal details.

A Bench of the Delhi High Court, while dismissing the CBI's petition, affirmed that Section 91 CrPC is meant for the production of specific, pre-existing documents or things and does not authorise the investigating agency to require an accused person to create or compile information based on personal knowledge.

The case arose from a notic...