Gaurav Gupta v. Govt. of NCT and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Delhi High Court writ petition (criminal) W.P.(CRL) 1363/2024, Justice Neena Bansal Krishna, 11.11.2025: petition under Art. 226/227 Constitution and S. 482 CrPC seeking State-provided security/round-the-clock PSO for petitioner-witness in more than 100 cases in terms of DSLSA Order dated 23.02.2019; interim 24-hour PSO (Order dated 02.05.2024) continued for 15 days; petitioner referred to District Witness Protection Committee to seek directions, application to be decided within seven days; petition and pending applications disposed of; companion application CRL.M.A. 13363/2024 (interim relief); State represented by Rupali Bandhopadhya (ASC) and Amisha Gupta; petitioner represented by Sanyam Rastogi.
What did the court decide?
Continuation of PSO protection in terms of the Order dated 02.05.2024 for 15 days; Petitioner directed to approach the District Witness Protection Committee and file the Application therein, to be decided within seven days thereafter; petition and pending applications disposed of.