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Shri Gaurav Singh v. State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi) & Ors.

Delhi HC8 Jul 2026W.P.(CRL)/1938/2026

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Gaurav Singh v. State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi) & Ors.; Delhi High Court; W.P.(CRL) 1938/2026; CRL.M.A. 19384/2026; CRL.M.A. 19385/2026; Justice Saurabh Banerjee; order dated 08.07.2026; Article 226 Constitution of India; Section 528 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023; writ of Mandamus; fair and impartial investigation; evidence-based investigation; coercive action; arrest; preservation of evidence; property transaction; withdrawal of writ petition; dismissed as withdrawn with liberty; no merits decision.

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Liberty to the petitioner to seek appropriate remedies in accordance with law; petition and pending applications (CRL.M.A. 19384/2026 and CRL.M.A. 19385/2026) dismissed as withdrawn. ¶25

Shri Gaurav Singh Vs State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi)… — Writ and Judicial Review | Delhi HC (2026)

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Outcome

Liberty to the petitioner to seek appropriate remedies in accordance with law; petition and pending applications (CRL.M.A. 19384/2026 and CRL.M.A. 19385/2026) dismissed as withdrawn.

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Issue for consideration

Whether the Respondent Authorities should be directed by writ of Mandamus to conduct a fair, impartial, unbiased, transparent and evidence-based investigation, consider and appreciate the petitioner's documents, investigate all persons connected with the property transaction without a selective approach, refrain from coercive action including arrest, produce the investigation record, and preserve all documentary, electronic and digital evidence.

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Ratio / Principle

After some arguments, learned counsel for the petitioner sought to withdraw the present petition with liberty to seek appropriate remedies in accordance with law.

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Key takeaways

The petition, along with pending applications, was dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for; no adjudication on merits.ratio¶25

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Delhi High Court (Saurabh Banerjee, J.), order dated 08.07.2026 in W.P.(CRL) 1938/2026 — Shri Gaurav Singh v. State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi) & Ors. Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India read with Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 sought a writ of Mandamus directing a fair, impartial, unbiased, transparent and evidence-based investigation; consideration and appreciation of documents produced by the petitioner (including General Power of Attorney, Agreement to Sell, Affidavit, Will, property documents handed over by Shri Rajneesh Rana and payment proofs); investigation of all persons connected with the property transaction without a selective approach; restraint on arbitrary or coercive action including arrest; production of the entire investigation record; and preservation of documentary, electronic and digital evidence. After some arguments, learned counsel for the petitioner sought withdrawal with liberty; the petition, along with pending applications (CRL.M.A. 19384/2026 and CRL.M.A. 19385/2026), was dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to seek appropriate remedies in accordance with law. No adjudication on merits.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- W.P.(CRL) 1938/2026, CRL.M.A. 19384/2026, CRL.M.A. 19385/2026

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SHRI GAURAV SINGH .....Petitioner

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Through: Mr. Tushar Sharma, Adv.

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versus

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STATE (GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI) & ORS.

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.....Respondents Through: Mr. Sanjeev Bhandari, ASC with Mr. Arjit Sharma and Ms. Sakshi Jha, Advs. SI- Vipin Shokeen, Special Staff

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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE

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O R D E R % 08.07.2026

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By virtue of the present petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India read with Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, the petitioner seeks the following reliefs:

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“(a) Issue an appropriate Writ, Order or Direction, more particularly a Writ in the nature of Mandamus, directing the Respondent Authorities to conduct a fair, impartial, unbiased, transparent and evidence-based investigation in accordance with law, without being influenced by extraneous considerations, preconceived notions or the allegations of any private individual, and after objectively considering all documentary and oral evidence produced by the Petitioner; (b) Issue an appropriate Writ, Order or Direction directing the Respondent Authorities to consider, examine

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and duly appreciate the documentary evidence produced by the Petitioner, including but not limited to the General Power of Attorney, Agreement to Sell, Affidavit, Will, property documents handed over by Shri Rajneesh Rana, documentary proof of payments made to Shri Rajneesh Rana and Shri Brijesh Sharma, and all other documents produced by the Petitioner, before arriving at any conclusion regarding his role in the investigation;

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(c) Issue an appropriate Writ, Order or Direction directing the Respondent Authorities to investigate the role of all persons connected with the transaction, including those who represented title, negotiated the transaction, executed the documents and received the sale consideration, and not to adopt a selective or one-sided approach against the Petitioner;

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(d) Issue an appropriate Writ, Order or Direction directing the Respondent Authorities not to take any arbitrary, illegal or coercive action, including arrest, against the Petitioner except strictly in accordance with the procedure established by law, after objectively evaluating the entire material collected during investigation and only upon the existence of credible material demonstrating the Petitioner's conscious involvement in the alleged offences;

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(e) Issue an appropriate Writ, Order or Direction directing the Respondent Authorities that, in the event the presence of the Petitioner is required during the course of investigation, the Petitioner shall be permitted to cooperate with the investigation by responding to notices issued in accordance with law and that no coercive action shall be resorted to merely because the Petitioner has entered into the property transaction in question;

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(f) Issue an appropriate Writ, Order or Direction directing the Respondent Authorities to place before this Hon'ble Court the entire investigation record, including the complaints, enquiry proceedings, statements recorded, notices issued, documentary evidence collected and the present status of the investigation, so that this Hon'ble Court

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may satisfy itself that the investigation is being conducted fairly, impartially and in accordance with law;

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(g) Issue an appropriate Writ, Order or Direction directing the Respondent Authorities to preserve all documentary, electronic and digital evidence, including mobile phone data, call detail records, CCTV footage, electronic communications, WhatsApp chats, emails, payment records, banking records, registration records and all other relevant material connected with the transaction, so that the investigation is conducted on the basis of the best available evidence;

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(h) Pending disposal of the present Writ Petition, issue an interim direction restraining the Respondent Authorities from taking any precipitate, arbitrary or coercive action, including arrest, against the Petitioner without first placing before this Hon'ble Court the material relied upon for taking such action, or without following the procedure established by law;”

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After some arguments, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks to withdraw the present petition with liberty to seek appropriate remedies in accordance with law.

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Accordingly, the present petition, alongwith pending applications, is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for.

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SAURABH BANERJEE, J

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JULY 8, 2026/Ab

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This is a digitally signed order.

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