Hari Shankar Bansal v. State of NCT of Delhi & Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
W.P.(CRL) 3950/2025; Delhi High Court; Dr. Swarana Kanta Sharma; 01.12.2025; Hari Shankar Bansal v. State of NCT of Delhi & Ors.; writ petition seeking direction to register FIR; FIR not registered; remedy before learned Magistrate; petitioner to apply to Magistrate for FIR registration; Trial Court to decide within three weeks on first hearing; urgency; petitioner protection/safeguard; Beat Constable and SHO phone numbers to petitioner; SHO assistance as per law; petition disposed; exemption application CRL.M.A. 35574/2025 allowed; no statutory provision or precedent cited.
What did the court decide?
Petition disposed of with directions: petitioner may seek FIR registration by filing an application before the learned Magistrate (any such application to be decided by the learned Trial Court on its first hearing, within three weeks, considering urgency); phone numbers of the Beat Constable and SHO to be given to the petitioner; concerned SHO to ensure assistance as per law in case of need for protection.