Nitin Kumar v. Commissioner of Police and Anr.

Delhi HC6 May 2025W.P.(CRL)/274/2025

Case brief

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What is this about?

Missing person tracing writ petition; father of petitioner Nitin Kumar missing from 18.09.2024; DD No. 207A dated 18.09.2024; FIR No. 88/2025 dated 12.02.2025 under Section 140(3) BNSS, PS Chhawla; transfer to AHTU Crime Branch vide order dated 27.01.2025; hue-and-cry notices, ZIPNET portal checks, Gurugram/Haryana police checks; direction to file quarterly reports before Magistrate; petition disposed on 06.05.2025.

What did the court decide?

Writ petition along with pending application(s), if any, disposed of with observations; AHTU directed to file quarterly progress reports before the concerned Magistrate. ¶¶24

Nitin Kumar Vs Commissioner of Police and Anr. — Delhi HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- W.P.(CRL) 274/2025

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NITIN KUMAR .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Jitendra Singh, Adv. versus COMMISSIONER OF POLICE AND ANR ....Respondents Through: Mr. Sanjay Lao, Standing Counsel (Crl.) with Mr. Abhinav Kumar Arya and Mr. Aryan Sachdeva, Advs. SI Narender Kumar, AHTU Crime Branch.

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CORAM:

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HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR

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O R D E R % 06.05.2025

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The present petition has been filed for tracing the father of the Petitioner who is missing from 18.09.2024.

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Notice was issued on the petition and periodic Status Reports are being filed by the State. In compliance of order dated 27.01.2025, the case was transferred to Anti Human Trafficking Unit Crime Branch [“ AHTU ’]. Pursuant to the said transfer, Status Reports have been filed by the AHTU, Crime Branch.

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The last Status Report was filed on 02.05.2025. The Status Reports indicates that vide DD No. 207A dated 18.09.2024, efforts have been made to trace the father of the Petitioner, but there was no clue and since the missing person could not be traced on 12.02.2025, FIR No. 88/2025 dated 12.02.2025, under Section 140(3) of BNSS was registered at PS Chhawla. It further indicates that visits have been

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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 02/07/2025 at 00:36:55

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made near the locality. The efforts have also been taken to ascertain the whereabouts near Civil Hospital, Gurugram and around the local temples. Online portal of Gurugram, Haryana Police has also been checked regarding the missing person.

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The relevant paragraphs of the Status Report are reproduced as under:

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“3. On 28.04.2025, a request letter was given to the Haryana Digital Network to display/advertise the details of the missing person in the local media channel of Haryana and the details of missing person were advertised on the same. On the same day Home for aged and infirmed persons at Bindapur, Delhi, was also checked, but no clue about the missing person was found.

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4. On 29.04.2025, Old age Home, Manesar, (Haryana) got checked and hue & cry notices were pasted on the prominent places of Gurugram (Haryana). On the same day hue & cry notices were pasted at prominent places of Farukkabad, Uttar Pardesh.

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5. On 30.04.2025, records of old age Homes run by "The Earth Saviour Foundation" in the area of Haryana & Rajasthan were checked and details of the missing person was also shared with them. Hue & cry notices were pasted at the prominent places of Delhi specially in the areas of Delhi Gurugram border area.

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6. Оn 30.04.2025, the team also visited the last working place of missing person i.e. Tajsats Air Catering Ltd. Flight Kitchen, Mahipalpur, Delhi and interrogate the staff there, but no clue about the missing person was found.

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7. On 01.05.2025, the photographs of missing person was sent for publication to the print media. Also Govt. Hospitals in the area of Delhi were visited and record of mortuary and emergency record was checked, but no clue about the missing person was found.

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8. Details of the missing person are being checked regularly on the ZIPNET Portal. But no clue about the missing person has been found till date.

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Sincere efforts are going on to trace the missing person. However, till date no clue has been found about the missing person. Further investigation is in progress in right earnest”

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