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Sh Ram Avtar Gupta v. State NCT of Delhi and Anr.

Delhi HC22 Jan 2026W.P.(CRL)/235/2026

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Ram Avtar Gupta v. State NCT of Delhi & Anr.; W.P.(CRL) 235/2026; Delhi High Court; Prateek Jalan, J.; 22.01.2026; Article 226 Constitution; Section 528 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023; protection against apprehended threats; local moneylender; Rs. 50,000/- repayment dispute; SHO and beat constable contact numbers provided; writ petition disposed of without merits; exemption application allowed.

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No substantive relief adjudicated; petition disposed of on the State's submission that the petitioner will be provided the telephone numbers of the concerned Station House Officer and beat constable of his locality to contact in the event of any exigency, with the petitioner not pressing for further relief. ¶20

Sh Ram Avtar Gupta Vs State NCT of Delhi and Anr. — Writ and Judicial Review | Delhi HC (2026)

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Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner should be granted protection against apprehended threats from respondent No. 3, arising out of a dispute concerning repayment of Rs. 50,000/- allegedly borrowed from respondent No. 3, stated to be a local moneylender.

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Court's answer

Without entering into the merits, the Court took on record the Additional Standing Counsel's submission that the telephone numbers of the concerned Station House Officer and the beat constable of the petitioner's locality would be provided to the petitioner for contact in any exigency; in view of that submission the petitioner did not press for any further relief, and the writ petition was disposed of in those terms.

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Ratio / Principle

The exemption application (CRL.M.A. 2252/2026) is allowed, subject to all just exceptions, and stands disposed of.

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Delhi High Court (Prateek Jalan, J.), Order dated 22.01.2026 in W.P.(CRL) 235/2026, Ram Avtar Gupta v. State NCT of Delhi & Anr.: Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution read with Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 seeking protection against apprehended threats from respondent No. 3, stated to be a local moneylender, over repayment of Rs. 50,000/- allegedly borrowed by the petitioner. Without entering into the merits, the Additional Standing Counsel for respondent Nos. 1 and 2 submitted that the telephone numbers of the concerned Station House Officer and beat constable of the petitioner's locality would be provided to the petitioner for use in any exigency; in view of this submission the petitioner did not press for further relief and the writ petition was disposed of in those terms. Accompanying exemption application CRL.M.A. 2252/2026 allowed subject to all just exceptions.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- W.P.(CRL) 235/2026

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SH RAM AVTAR GUPTA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Varun Jain, Advocate

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versus

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STATE NCT OF DELHI AND ANR .....Respondents Through: Mr. Amol Sinha, ASC with Mr. Kshitiz Garg, Mr. Ashvini Kumar and Mr. Anshul Sharma, Advocates for the State alongwith SI Tulsi Nagar, P.S.-Aman Vihar

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CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRATEEK JALAN O R D E R

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% 22.01.2026

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CRL.M.A. 2252/2026 (Exemption)

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Exemption allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

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The application stands disposed of.

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W.P.(CRL) 235/2026

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The petitioner has approached this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution, read with Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, seeking protection against apprehended threats from respondent No. 3. It is contended that the petitioner had borrowed an amount of Rs. 50,000/- from respondent No. 3, who is stated to be a local moneylender, and that the petitioner apprehends threat to his safety arising out of a dispute concerning the repayment of the said amount.

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Without entering into the merits of the present petition, Mr. Amol

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W.P.(CRL) 235/2026 Page 1 of 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 24/01/2026 at 13:28:02

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Sinha, learned Additional Standing Counsel for respondent Nos. 1 and 2, submits that the telephone numbers of the concerned Station House Officer and the beat constable of the petitioner’s locality shall be provided to the petitioner, who may contact them in the event of any exigency.

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In view of the aforesaid submission, Mr. Varun Jain, learned counsel for the petitioner, does not press for any further relief in the present writ petition.

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The writ petition accordingly stands disposed of in the aforesaid terms.

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PRATEEK JALAN, J

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JANUARY 22, 2026 dy/SD/

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W.P.(CRL) 235/2026 Page 2 of 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 24/01/2026 at 13:28:02

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