Amit Singh v. State NCT of Delhi

Delhi HC4 Aug 2025CRL.M.C./5913/2023

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What is this about?

CRL.M.C. 5913/2023; Delhi High Court; Justice Sanjeev Narula; order dated 04.08.2025; withdrawal of petition; Section 173(8) Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973; liberty to approach Trial Court for suitable directions; status reports filed by the State; rights and contentions left open; no merits commented; expeditious disposal requested.

What did the court decide?

Petition disposed of as withdrawn, with leave and liberty to approach the Trial Court for suitable directions under Section 173(8) CrPC and to rely on/draw the Trial Court's attention to the status reports filed by the State (including those before this Court); Trial Court requested to proceed expeditiously; all rights and contentions left open. ¶¶14

Amit Singh Vs State NCT of Delhi — Delhi HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner could obtain suitable directions from this Court in relation to Section 173(8) CrPC, or whether such relief should instead be sought from the Trial Court, where the complainant also holds a right to invoke Section 173(8).

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Ratio / Principle

Leave and liberty granted to the petitioner to withdraw the petition and approach the Trial Court for suitable directions in accordance with law.

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Key takeaways

The petitioners are permitted to draw the attention of the Trial Court to the status reports filed by the State before this Court and to seek suitable directions as permissible under law.ratio¶¶13
The present petition is disposed of (withdrawn with the above liberties).ratio¶¶14
All rights and contentions of the parties are left open; the Court has not commented on the merits of the case.obiter

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Amit Singh v. State NCT of Delhi, CRL.M.C. 5913/2023 (High Court of Delhi, Sanjeev Narula J., order dated 04.08.2025): Counsel for the petitioner, noting that a complainant also has the right to invoke Section 173(8) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 before the Trial Court, sought to withdraw the petition with liberty to approach the Trial Court for suitable directions in accordance with law. Leave and liberty as prayed for were granted, and the petitioners were permitted to draw the attention of the Trial Court to the status reports filed by the State before the High Court. The petition was accordingly disposed of. All rights and contentions of the parties were left open, with the Court expressly not commenting on the merits, and the Trial Court was requested to proceed with the matter as expeditiously as possible given its long pendency.

Amit Singh v. State NCT of Delhi

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