Senior citizen sought protection from alleged harassment by Delhi Police searching for her grandson, wanted in a murder-related FIR. The State's standing counsel stated police acted only pursuant to court warrants and the grandson's anticipatory bail had been dismissed. Counsel for petitioner did not press further relief.
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.....Petitioner Through: Mr. Anurag Jain, Mr. A Khan, Mr. Maroof Ahamd, Mr. Aashish, Advocates. versus
STATE OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr .Yasir Rauf Ansari, ASC with Mr. Alok Sharma, Advocates with Insp. Rupesh Kumar and SI Vikram.
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN
O R D E R % 22.04.2026
W.P.(CRL) 1295/2026 1
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it was only with the intent to find him out and to arrest him pursuant to the warrants issued by the Court, they had contacted the petitioner and there is no question of any harassment or any maltreatment towards her.
MANOJ JAIN, J
APRIL 22, 2026/ sw/pb
W.P.(CRL) 1295/2026 2
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioner, a senior citizen, could be protected from alleged harassment by police seeking to arrest her grandson in a pending FIR.
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Shamim Bano
State of NCT of Delhi
Manoj Jain
As recorded by the court registry
A constitutional writ petition in a criminal context, most commonly habeas corpus or a challenge to an FIR or detention order.
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