New Delhi, Over 7,200 corruption cases probed by the CBI were pending trials in different courts, including 409 for more than two decades, according to a latest report by the Central Vigilance Commission.
There were around 14,083 appeals and revisions, including writ petitions, pending in high courts and the Supreme Court.
There were 473 corruption cases pending investigation with the CBI, 39 of them for more than five years, 37 for over three years but less than five years and 33 for more than two years but less than three years, it said. As many as 72 cases were pending investigation for more than one year but less than two years and 292 for less than one year, as on December 31, 2025. Thirty-four department cases were pending against CBI officers – 21 against Group A officers and 13 against Group B and C officers – at various stages, it said.
“It is expected of CBI to complete investigation within one year of registration of a case.
Completion of investigation would imply filing of chargesheet in a court of law wherever warranted, after receipt of sanction from the competent authority, if required,” the report said. However, some delay has been observed in completion of investigation in certain cases, including “delay in obtaining responses to Letters Rogatory ” and “time consumed in verification of documents/title deeds, etc., in disproportionate asset cases”, among others, the report said. It cited “delay in providing relevant records/documents by the authorities concerned”, “time-consuming efforts required for scrutiny of voluminous records, especially in economic offences and bank fraud cases”, and “time and efforts required to locate and examine witnesses available at remote locations” as reasons for delay in completion of investigation.
