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Jai Kumar Aggarwal v. Union of India & Ors.

Writ Petition (Criminal) – High Court of Delhi at New Delhi

Delhi HC20 Jan 2026W.P.(CRL)/212/2026

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Delhi High Court; W.P.(CRL) 212/2026; CRL.M.A. 2005/2026; Jai Kumar Aggarwal v Union of India & Ors.; Justice Saurabh Banerjee; 20.01.2026; Article 226 Constitution; Section 528 BNSS 2023; Articles 21 and 22(1); quashing of arrest dated 16.01.2026; custodial interrogation; detention at office of Respondent No.3; petition withdrawn; dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to file before appropriate forum; no merits decided.

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Petition dismissed as withdrawn, with liberty to the petitioner to file the same before appropriate forum(s) in accordance with law. ¶19

Jai Kumar Aggarwal Vs Union of India & Ors. — Writ and Judicial Review | Delhi HC (2026)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- W.P.(CRL) 212/2026, CRL.M.A. 2005/2026

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JAI KUMAR AGGARWAL .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Shri Singh, Mr. Vedant Gupta and Ms. Arunima Nair, Advs.

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versus

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UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Neeraj Kumar, CGSC for UOI alongwith Mr. Shashwat, Adv. for R-1. Mr. Harpreet Singh, Sr. SC alongwith Mr. Jatin Gaur, Adv. for R-2 & 3.

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CORAM:

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HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE

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O R D E R

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% 20.01.2026

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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 ( BNSS ) , the petitioner seeks the following reliefs:-

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<a. Issue an appropriate writ, order, or direction quashing the arrest of the Petitioner dated 16.01.2026 as illegal, arbitrary, and unconstitutional;

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b. Direct the immediate release of the Petitioner, declaring the detention to be violative of Articles 21 and 22(1) of the Constitution of India;

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c. Declare that the custodial interrogation and detention of the Petitioner at the office of Respondent No.3 are illegal and without authority of law;

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d. Grant any other relief(s) as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case.=

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After some arguments, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks to withdraw the present petition with liberty to file the same before appropriate forum(s) in accordance with law.

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

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SAURABH BANERJEE, J

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JANUARY 20, 2026/ bh

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This is a digitally signed order.

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