Delhi High Court

Mahua Moitra Vs. Lokpal of India Through Chairperson And Ors

(ANIL KSHETARPAL, HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR, JJ.)

2026 II AD (DELHI) 186

Constitution of India, 1950 —Art. 226 and 227 — Power of superintendence over all courts by the High Court— Lokpal and Lokayukta Act, 2013 — Sec. 20(7)(a) read with Section 23(1) — Provisions relating to complaints and preliminary inquiry and investigation-Power of Lokpal to grant sanction for initiating prosecution — Sec. 120-B — Indian Penal Code, 1860-Criminal Conspiracy— Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973—Sec. 173, 197— Police report on the completition of investigation-Prosecution of Judges and public servants -Khacheru v. State of U.P., 2013 SCC OnLine All 16168-Impugned order set aside- Lokpal is requested to accord its consideration for grant of sanction under Section 20 of the Lokpal Act, strictly in accordance with provisions-Petition alongwith application disposed.

Narender Singh Vs. State

(AMIT MAHAJAN, J.)

2026 II AD (DELHI) 174

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 —Sec. 397, 401, 482 , 195, 227, 228— Calling for records to exercise powers of revision -Saving of inherent powers of High Court—High Court's powers of revision —Prosecution for contempt of lawful authority of public servants—Discharge-Framing of charge —Sec. 193, 376,493, 192 — Indian Penal Code, 1860-Punishment for false evidence —Rape define-Cohabitation caused by a man deceitfully inducing a belief of lawful marriage -Fabricating false evidence —State of Gujarat v. Dilipsinh Kishorsinh Rao : (2023) 17 SCC 688-Court has refrained from re- examining and commenting upon the same, for sake of judicial propriety and institutional discipline and has discharged the Petitioner on merits-Petition allowed- Applications disposed of.

Union of India & Ors. Vs. Rajesh

(DEVENDRA KUMAR UPADHYAYA C.J, TEJAS KARIA, J.)

2026 II AD (DELHI) 161

Letters Patent —Clause 10 —Appellant —Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 — Sec. 156(3) —Police officers to investigate cognizable offences without a magistrate's order — Indian Penal Code, 1860 - Sec. 498A, 406 and 506 — Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty-Punishment for criminal intimidation -Punishment for criminal breach of trust —Sec. 13B — Hindu Marriage Act, 1955-Divorce by mutual consent—Probation of Offenders Act, 1958—Sec. 4, 12 -Power of Court to release certain offenders on probation of good conduct -Removal of disqualification attaching to conviction-Shaitan Singh Meena v. Union of India, 2019 SCC OnLine Del 8216- Chapter III of the Representation of the People Act, 1951-Not inclined to interfere in the impugned judgment and order -Appeal alongwith pending applications dismissed.

Sudesh Kumar Vs. State

(SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD, VIMAL KUMAR YADAV, JJ.)

2026 II AD (DELHI) 124

Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Sec. 302, 201 & 34 — Murder define— Causing disappearance of evidence of offence, or giving false information to screen offender—Act done by severalpersons in furtherance of the common intention— Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Sec. 313 —Power to examine the accused-Majenderan Langeswaran v. State (NCT of Delhi), (2013) 7 SCC 192-The chain of evidence of the Prosecution is riddled with inconsistencies and material gaps that are inconsistent with the guilt of the Appellant. It has not been shown in all human possibility that the Appellant had committed the murder of the deceased— Prosecution has failed to establish their case beyond reasonable doubt-judgment of conviction and order on sentence, are set aside-Appeal allowed.

Harsatinder Pal Singh Hayer Vs. Directorate of Enforcement

(NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA, J.)

2026 II AD (DELHI) 46

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Sec. 483 — Special powers of High Court or Court of Session regarding bail- Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 —Sec. 45, 17, 50 - Offences to be cognizable and non-bailable —Search and seizure —Powers of authorities regarding summons, production of documents and to give evidence, etc. -Sec. 120B, 420 — Indian Penal Code, 1860—Criminal Conspiracy- Cheating define—Arvind Kejriwal vs. Directorate of Enforcement, (2025) 2 SCC 248-Radhika Aggarwal vs. Directorate of Enforcement, 2025 SCC OnLine SC 449- Applicant is admitted to Bail with terms and conditions-Application disposed.

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