Runwell (India) Pvt. Ltd. v. Govt of NCT of Delhi & Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Runwell (India) Pvt. Ltd. v. Govt of NCT of Delhi & Ors., W.P.(CRL) 83/2025, Delhi High Court, Justice Sanjeev Narula, decided 14.01.2025. Writ petition under Article 226 Constitution and Section 528 BNSS 2023 seeking mandamus to expedite investigation in FIR No. 0455/2022 dated 29.06.2022, P.S. Jyoti Nagar, under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471, 448, 120B IPC; petition disposed of on the ground of alternative statutory remedy under BNSS 2023 and CrPC 1973 for alleged delay in investigation; liberty granted to approach the Trial Court by appropriate application.
What did the court decide?
The Court declined to entertain the writ petition because the Petitioner has an alternative statutory remedy under the framework of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 and the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 to take recourse on account of the alleged delay in investigation.