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Prachi Agrawal v. State (Nct of Delhi)

Delhi HC5 May 2026W.P.(CRL)/1461/2026

Case brief

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What is this about?

Prachi Agrawal v. State (NCT of Delhi) | High Court of Delhi | W.P.(CRL) 1461/2026 | writ petition (criminal) | mandamus for time-bound police investigation | FIR No. 0002/2025, PS Cyber Crime | monitoring of investigation by learned Magistrate | petition dismissed as withdrawn with liberty | no approval expressed by Court for monitoring | Justice Girish Kathpalia | 05.05.2026

What did the court decide?

Liberty to approach the learned Magistrate for monitoring of the investigation; pending applications disposed of. ¶¶11

Why is it important?

The petition is dismissed as withdrawn, with liberty to approach the learned Magistrate for monitoring of the investigation. ¶¶11

What the court decided

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Outcome

Liberty to approach the learned Magistrate for monitoring of the investigation; pending applications disposed of.

Issue for consideration

Whether the Court should issue a mandamus directing the police to conduct investigation in FIR No. 0002/2025 of PS Cyber Crime in a time bound manner.

Ratio / Principle

The petition is dismissed as withdrawn, with liberty to approach the learned Magistrate for monitoring of the investigation.

Key takeaways

The order shall not be read as approval of this Court for monitoring of the investigation or otherwise.obiter¶¶11
Pending applications stand disposed of.ratio¶¶11

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Delhi High Court (Girish Kathpalia, J.), W.P.(CRL) 1461/2026 with CRL.M.A. 14066/2026 & CRL.M.A. 14067/2026, decided 05.05.2026: Petitioner Prachi Agrawal sought a mandamus directing the police to conduct investigation of FIR No. 0002/2025 of PS Cyber Crime in a time bound manner. Learned ASC for the State pointed out that the issue was already being taken up by the learned Magistrate, whereupon counsel for petitioner sought leave to withdraw the petition with liberty to approach the learned Magistrate for monitoring of the investigation. The petition was dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as sought; the Court expressly clarified that the order shall not be read as approval of the Court for monitoring or otherwise, and pending applications were disposed of.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

- W.P.(CRL) 1461/2026, CRL.M.A. 14066/2026 & CRL.M.A. 14067/2026

PRACHI AGRAWAL .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Labh Mishra, Advocate versus STATE (NCT OF DELHI) .....Respondent Through: Mr. Yasir Rauf Ansari, ASC for the State ( through videoconferencing ) with Mr. Alok Sharma, Advocate with SI Arvind Singh

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA O R D E R

% 05.05.2026

Petitioner seeks mandamus to direct the police to conduct investigation in FIR No. 0002/2025 of PS Cyber Crime in time bound manner.

Learned ASC points out that the issue is already being taken up by the learned Magistrate.

In view of the aforesaid, learned counsel for petitioner seeks permission to withdraw this petition with liberty to approach the learned Magistrate for monitoring of the investigation.

As requested, the petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as sought. However, it is made clear that this order shall not be read as approval of this Court for monitoring or otherwise. Pending applications stand disposed of.

GIRISH KATHPALIA, J

MAY 5, 2026/‘ rs’

This is a digitally signed order.

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 06/05/2026 at 13:17:41

Issues for consideration

1 issue framed by the court

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Whether the Court should issue a mandamus directing the police to conduct investigation in FIR No. 0002/2025 of PS Cyber Crime in a time bound manner.¶¶8

Procedural history

How this case reached the court

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Prior proceeding
FIR No. 0002/2025 registered at PS Cyber Crime; petitioner prayed for time-bound police investigation thereof.¶¶8
Prior proceeding
Learned ASC for the State informed the Court that the issue is already being taken up by the learned Magistrate.¶¶9
Prior proceeding
Learned counsel for petitioner sought permission to withdraw the petition with liberty to approach the learned Magistrate for monitoring of the investigation.¶¶10

Parties & counsel

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petitioner
PRACHI AGRAWAL¶¶4
Mr. Labh Mishra
respondent
STATE (NCT OF DELHI)¶¶4
Mr. Yasir Rauf Ansari, Mr. Alok Sharma

Coram

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HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIAauthor¶¶6

Case details

As recorded by the court registry

Court: Delhi HC
Decided on: 5 May 2026 · May
Registered: 4 May 2026
Case no.: W.P.(CRL)/1461/2026
CNR: DLHC010195812026
Bench: Girish Kathpalia
Case type: Writ Petition (Criminal)

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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Cite this judgement

Prachi Agrawal v. State (Nct of Delhi), W.P.(CRL)/1461/2026 (DEL), decided on 5 May 2026.

The High Court of Delhi publishes no neutral citation for this judgement — cite it by case number and date of decision.

Procedural history3

FIR No. 0002/2025 registered at PS Cyber Crime; petitioner prayed for time-bound police investigation thereof.
Learned ASC for the State informed the Court that the issue is already being taken up by the learned Magistrate.

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Bench / Coram

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA

Parties & counsel

5 May 2026