Aanchal Jindal v. the State of NCT of Delhi and Ors.

Delhi HC6 Apr 2026W.P.(CRL)/1081/2026

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What is this about?

Police protection writ petition (criminal) before Delhi High Court; petitioner Aanchal Jindal sought protection for herself and minor son against apprehended threats from her mother and brother and possible disconnection of electricity and water supply; PS Model Town; SI Divya contact arrangement; Beat Official twice-weekly visits; petition withdrawn without prejudice; liberty to pursue lawful remedies; all rights and contentions reserved; disposed of by Justice Manoj Jain on 06.04.2026.

What did the court decide?

Petition disposed of upon withdrawal by the petitioner; liberty granted to take appropriate action as available and permissible under law; all rights and contentions of parties reserved; interim arrangement of contacting SI Divya of PS Model Town and twice-weekly visits by the Beat Official acknowledged. ¶¶20

Aanchal Jindal Vs the State of NCT of Delhi and Ors. — Delhi HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner and her minor son should be granted protection, given her apprehension of threats from her own mother and brother and of disconnection of the essential supply of electricity and water. +1 more

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Court's answer

The court endorsed the State's stated arrangements: the petitioner had already been given the mobile number of SI Divya of PS Model Town to contact in case of any threat or safety concern, and the concerned Beat Official would visit her premises twice a week.

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Ratio / Principle

The petitioner, without prejudice to her rights and contentions, did not press for further relief and withdrew the petition; the court disposed of it, granting liberty to take appropriate action as available and permissible under law and reserving all rights and contentions of the parties.

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Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court of Delhi at New Delhi (Manoj Jain, J.), Order dated 06.04.2026 in W.P.(CRL) 1081/2026 & CRL.M.A. 10172/2026 (Aanchal Jindal v. The State of NCT of Delhi and Ors.). The petitioner sought a direction to the State to grant protection to herself and her minor son, apprehending threats from her own mother and brother and possible disconnection of the essential supply of electricity and water. On advance notice, the Standing Counsel for the State reported that the mobile number of SI Divya of PS Model Town had been shared with the petitioner so that she could contact the police in case of any threat or safety concern, and that the concerned Beat Official would visit her premises twice a week, which the court directed be done. After hearing arguments for some time, counsel for the petitioner, without prejudice to her rights and contentions, did not press for any further relief and sought to withdraw the petition with liberty to take appropriate action as available and permissible under law. The court disposed of the petition accordingly, granted the prayed-for liberty, and reserved all rights and contentions of the parties.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- W.P.(CRL) 1081/2026 & CRL.M.A. 10172/2026 AANCHAL JINDAL .....Petitioner

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Through: Ms. Anugya Jain with Mr. Ahsan Sanjar, Advocates.

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versus

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THE STATE OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS. .....Respondent Through: Mr. Anand V Khatri, ASC with SI Sandeep Kumar. Mr. Manish Srivastava with Mr. Moksh Arora, Mr. Santosh Ramdurg, Advocates for R-3 with Mr. AMit Singh, AGM.

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CORAM:

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HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN

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O R D E R

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% 06.04.2026

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Petitioner seeks direction to respondent/state to grant protection to her and her minor son.

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She apprehends some threat from her own mother and brother and also apprehends that the essential supply of electricity and water would also be disconnected.

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Learned Standing Counsel for State appears on advance notice and submits that mobile number of SI Divya of PS Model Town has already been shared with the petitioner and, in case of threat and security or safety concern, she can always contact them and, moreover, the concerned Beat Official can also visit their premises, twice a week. Let it be done.

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Learned counsel for respondent No.3 also appears on advance notice.

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After hearing arguments for some time, learned Counsel for petitioner,

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W.P.(CRL) 1081/2026 1

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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 08/04/2026 at 12:33:34

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without prejudice to her rights and contentions, does not press for any further relief. She seeks to withdraw the present petition with liberty to take appropriate action as available and permissible under law.

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Petition is, accordingly, disposed of in aforesaid terms.

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Liberty, as prayed, is granted.

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All rights and contentions of parties are reserved.

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MANOJ JAIN, J

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APRIL 6, 2026/ sw/pb

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W.P.(CRL) 1081/2026 2

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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 08/04/2026 at 12:33:34

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