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The bench stated that the judgment benefitted several others and would remain unaltered. The focus of the current plea would instead be limited to examining whether witnesses in the case are facing undue pressure due to Balaji's ministerial role."We reiterate the law laid down in the said decision. However, the current application is based on the apprehension that immediately after we enlarged the respondent no. 2 (Balaji) on bail by order dated 26 September, 2024 the second respondent has been appointed as a Cabinet Minister...the apprehension is that considering the seriousness of allegations against the second respondent in the predicate offences, the witnesses may not be in the frame of mind to depose against the second respondent who is holding the position of cabinet minister," the bench observed.