Dismissed

Ajay Khurana and Anr. v. the State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi) and Anr.

Delhi HC9 Sept 2025W.P.(CRL)/1586/2023

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What is this about?

The Delhi High Court granted liberty to the petitioners to withdraw their writ petition pending the outcome of an ongoing investigation. The Court directed the DCP to expedite the FSL report and the IO to file the final report under Section 173 CrPC within four months.

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Petition dismissed as withdrawn; liberty granted; FSL report expedited; final report to be filed within four months.

Ajay Khurana and Anr. Vs the State (Govt. of NCT of… — Writ and Judicial Review | Delhi HC (2025)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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W.P.(CRL) 1586/2023 & CRL.M.A. 14816/2023

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AJAY KHURANA AND ANR.

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.....Petitioners

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Through: Mr. Jatan Singh, Senior Advocate with Mr. Rawin Rao, Mr. Akshit Sawal, Mr. Ayan Sharma, Ms. Yashasvi Chaur Bansal and Mr. Jannat Garg, Advocates.

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versus

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THE STATE (GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI) AND ANR

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.....Respondents Through: Mr. Amol Sinha, ASC for the State. SI Pritosh Rathee, EOW. Mr. Anil Gosain and Mr. Sandeep Malik, Advocates for R-2.

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CORAM:

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HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV NARULA

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O R D E R % 09.09.2025

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After making some submissions, Mr. Jatan Singh, Senior Counsel for Petitioners, states that since the matter is presently under investigation, he would like to withdraw the present petition with liberty to take recourse to appropriate remedies, subject to the outcome of the investigation. He, however, submits that since the investigation has been pending for the last three and a half years, a direction should be given to expedite the conclusion of investigation and filing of a final report.

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SI Pritosh Rathee, EOW states that the final report is pending because

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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 15/09/2025 at 12:26:27

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the voice recordings relied upon by the Complainant, which are being denied by Petitioner, have been sent for forensic analysis and the results whereof are awaited.

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In light of the above, following directions are issued:

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3.1 Leave and liberty, as prayed for, are granted.

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3.2 The concerned DCP is directed to immediately expedite the FSL report by directly corresponding with the laboratory.

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3.3 On the receipt of the FSL report, the IO shall proceed to file the final report under Section 173 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, without any further delay.

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3.4 The Court expects that investigation shall be concluded within four months from today.

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With the above directions, reserving all rights and contentions of the parties, the present petition is dismissed as withdrawn.

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SANJEEV NARULA, J

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2025 d.negi

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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 15/09/2025 at 12:26:27

Ajay Khurana and Anr. v. the State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi) and Anr.

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