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Ms. X v. the State (Nct of Delhi) and Ors.

Delhi HC15 Apr 2025CONT.CAS(C)/309/2025

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What is this about?

contempt petition; CONT.CAS(C) 309/2025; compliance of directions; CRL.REV.P. 665/2022; Judgment 10.09.2024; supplementary chargesheet; SI Manisha; e-mail 15.01.2022; Internal Complaints Committee; FSL result mobile phone; Sessions Court Dwarka; JMFC Dwarka Courts; SHO PS Dwarka North; Spl. Cell-NDR; charges framed; trial about to begin; liberty to petitioner; petition disposed of; Anish Dayal; 15 April 2025; Delhi High Court

What did the court decide?

Liberty given to petitioner to seek her remedy in respect of the criminal proceedings before an appropriate Court; petition disposed of and order to be uploaded on the Court website. ¶24

Ms. X Vs the State (Nct of Delhi) and Ors. — Contempt of Court | Delhi HC (2025)

What the court decided

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Outcome

Liberty given to petitioner to seek her remedy in respect of the criminal proceedings before an appropriate Court; petition disposed of and order to be uploaded on the Court website.

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Issue for consideration

Whether the directions passed by Judgment dated 10 September 2024 in CRL.REV.P. 665/2022 — requiring investigation in respect of the petitioner's grievance (her e-mail dated 15 January 2022) and filing of a supplementary chargesheet — have been complied with. +1 more

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Court's answer

In the Court's opinion, what is important are the steps which have been taken in the investigation; whether they have been taken prior or later may not be relevant. On this basis the Investigating Officer's in-court confirmation that both supplementary chargesheets were filed and the complainant's documents were considered satisfied the compliance question.

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Ratio / Principle

Considering the facts and circumstances above, there is no need for this petition to continue on the Board; the petitioner retains liberty to pursue any further relief in the ongoing criminal proceedings before an appropriate Court.

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Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Delhi High Court (Anish Dayal, J.), order dated 15.04.2025 in CONT.CAS(C) 309/2025 (Ms. X v. The State (NCT of Delhi) and Ors.): contempt petition seeking compliance with directions in Judgment dated 10.09.2024 in CRL.REV.P. 665/2022. Per Status Report dated 28.03.2025 (SHO, P.S. Dwarka North), two supplementary chargesheets had been filed: the first, pertaining to the petitioner's e-mail dated 15.01.2022, prepared by SI Manisha on 23.01.2022 and submitted before the Sessions Court, Dwarka, analyzing ICC, employment, attendance, posting and transfer-profile documents of the complainant and the accused; the second, relating to the FSL result of the mobile phone, prepared on 09.09.2024 and submitted before the JMFC, Dwarka Courts. Investigation of the e-mail stands completed; charges framed; trial about to begin. The Court held that what matters is that the steps were taken, not their timing, found no need for the petition to continue, gave the petitioner liberty to seek remedies in the criminal proceedings before an appropriate Court, and disposed of the petition.

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IN THEHIGH COURTOF DELHIAT NEW DELHI

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- CONT.CAS(C) 309/2025

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MS. X .....Petitioner

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Through: Ms. Archana Sharma and Mr.Navneet Tanwar, Advs.

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versus

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THE STATE (NCT OF DELHI) AND ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr. Amit Tiwari, CGSC along with Mr. Himanshu Bidhuri, Ms. Ayushi Srivastava, Mr. Ayush Tanwar & SI Rima Raj (Spl. Cell-NDR) & SI Puja, PS: Dwarka North.

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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANISH DAYAL

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O R D E R % 15.04.2025

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Status Report dated 28^th March 2025 has been filed under signatures of SHO, P.S. Dwarka North. It is stated that there were two supplementary chargesheets which had been filed. First supplementary chargesheet was pertaining to an e-mail dated 15^th January 2022, pursuant to whichinvestigation was conducted, and the documents relating to the Internal Complaints Committee, employment records, attendance records, posting details and transfer profile of both the complainant/petitioner and the accused were analyzed and filed through the said supplementary chargesheet prepared by SI Manisha on 23^rd January 2022, and was submitted before the Sessions Court, Dwarka.

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Second supplementary chargesheet relating to the FSL result of the mobile phone was prepared on 9^th September 2024 and submitted before the

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This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 01/07/2025 at 01:32:55

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Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC), Dwarka Courts.

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It is stated that investigation relating to the complainant’se-mail dated 15^th January 2022 has been completed and the relevant supplementary chargesheet has already been submitted. It is further informed that the charges have been framed and the trial is about to begin.

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In this background, it is stated that the following directions were passed by Judgment dated 10^th September 2024 in CRL.REV.P. 665/2022 in respect of which the contempt petition has been filed:

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It is submitted by Mr. Tiwari CGSC that investigation in respect of the grievance of the complainant/petitioner had already been taken into account, however, was inadvertently not informed to the Court at that stage.

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Counsel for petitioner, however, refutes the same and states that compliance of directions as noted above in paragraph 4must be made and states that the investigation ought to have been carried out in respect of the said e-mail and supplementary chargesheet ought to have been filed.

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In the opinion of this Court, what is important are the steps which have been taken; whether they have been taken prior or later may not be relevant. It

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is stated by the Investigating Officer, who is present in the Court, that these two supplementary chargesheets have been filed and all the documents which had been presented by the complainant/petitioner, have been considered in the investigation.

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Needless to state, if there is any further relief which is desired by petitioner, can be sought by her in the appropriate criminal proceedings before a competent Court.

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Considering these facts and circumstances above, there is no need for this petition needs to continue on the Board.

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Liberty is given to petitioner to seek her remedy in respect of the criminal proceedings before an appropriate Court.

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Petition is, therefore, disposed of.

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Order be uploaded on the website of this Court.

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ANISH DAYAL, J

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APRIL 15, 2025/ ak/tk

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This is a digitally signed order.

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The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 01/07/2025 at 01:32:55

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