Soban Singh Rawat Vs Govt of NCT of Delhi & Ors. — Cheating and Forgery | Delhi HC (2026)

Soban Singh Rawat Vs Govt of NCT of Delhi & Ors. — Cheating and Forgery | Delhi HC (2026)

What the court decided

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Outcome

Petition and pending application disposed of, petitioner being satisfied, after recording agreed undertakings (ACP (DIU) to monitor the case personally; Inspector Rajesh to appear before the Trial Court on each date with succession per the order dated 18.12.2020 in W.P.(CRL) 864/2020; priority letter to F.S.L for a conclusive report within two months) and requesting the Trial Court to conclude proceedings arising out of FIR No. 409/2019 preferably on or before 31.08.2027; a copy of the order to be sent to the learned Principal District and Sessions Judge, North District, Rohini Courts, Delhi for compliance.

Issue for consideration

Whether the Trial Court should be directed to expeditiously dispose of Criminal Case No. 5940/2021 (arising out of FIR No. 409/2019, P.S. Swaroop Nagar, Sections 420/34 IPC), preferably within three months. +2 more

Court's answer

Considering the nature of the proceedings, that the FIR pertains to the year 2019 and its progress therein, the learned Trial Court was requested to conclude the proceedings arising out of FIR No. 409/2019 as expeditiously as possible, preferably on or before 31.08.2027, keeping in view the board position of pendency and the current roster before it.

Ratio / Principle

On amicable resolution arrived at inter se learned counsel for the petitioner, the learned APP for the State and the responsible Officers of Delhi Police: ACP (DIU) will monitor the case personally, and Inspector Rajesh will appear before the learned Trial Court on each date till his posting in DIU Cell, being followed in succession in terms of the order dated 18.12.2020 passed by this Court in W.P.(CRL) 864/2020.

Key takeaways

A priority letter will be written to F.S.L to give a conclusive report within a period of two months.ratio¶18

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court of Delhi (Saurabanerjee... correction: SAURABH BANERJEE, J), order dated 08.05.2026 in CRL.M.C. 3530/2026: Petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 seeking expeditious disposal of Criminal Case No. 5940/2021 (arising out of FIR No. 409/2019, P.S. Swaroop Nagar, Sections 420/34 IPC) pending before JMFC-07, Rohini Courts, and strict adherence to prior directions that the case not be investigated below the rank of Inspector of DIU. Disposed of on amicable resolution: ACP (DIU) to monitor personally; Inspector Rajesh to appear before the Trial Court on each date till his posting in DIU Cell, in succession per order dated 18.12.2020 in W.P.(CRL) 864/2020; priority letter to F.S.L for conclusive report within two months; Trial Court requested to conclude proceedings preferably on or before 31.08.2027; copy to Principal District and Sessions Judge for compliance.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 3530/2026, CRL.M.A. 14371/2026 SOBAN SINGH RAWAT .....Petitioner

Through: Mr. Milan Laskar, Adv.

versus GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Raghuinder Verma, APP with Ms. Upasana Bakshi, Ms. Divya Bakshi and Mr. Aditya Vikram Singh, Advs.

ACP- Narender, ACP- Joginder, Insp. Rajesh Kumar, Insp. Arundev, SI- Mohit

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE

O R D E R % 08.05.2026

By virtue of the present petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, the petitioner seeks the following reliefs:

“a) Direct expeditious disposal of Criminal Case No. 5940/2021 arising out of FIR No. 409/2019 registered at P.S. Swaroop Nagar under Sections 420/34 IPC, pending before the Court of L.d. JIMFC 07, North District, Rohini Courts, Delhi, within a time-bound period preferably 3 months;

b) Direct Respondent no 1 final submissions of any further reports/ supplementary chargesheets if any in Criminal Case No.5940/2021 arising out of FIR No.409/2019 registered at P.S. Swaroop Nagar under Sections 420/34 IPC, pending before the Court of Ld. JMFC-07, North District, Rohini Courts, Delhi preferably within 30 days.

c) Direct Respondent no. 1 for strictly adherence with the previous directions passed by this Hon’ble Court that the case shall not be investigated below the rank of Inspector of DIU.”

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Pursuant to discussions inter se the learned counsel for the petitioner along with learned APP for the State and the responsible Officers of Delhi Police, it has been agreed and undertaken by way of an amicable resolution as under:

a) ACP (DIU) will monitor the case personally.

b) Inspector Rajesh will appear before the learned Trial Court on each date till his posting in DIU Cell, and he will be followed in succession in terms of the order dated 18.12.2020 passed by this Court in W.P.(CRL) 864/2020.

c) Priority letter will be written to F.S.L to give a conclusive report within a period of two months .

In view of the aforesaid, considering the nature of the proceedings as also since the FIR is pertaining to the year 2019 as also considering the progress therein, the learned Trial Court is requested to conclude the proceedings arising out of FIR no.409/2019 as expeditiously as possible, preferably on or before 31.08.2027, keeping in view the board position of the pendency and the current roster before it.

In view of the aforesaid directions, since, as per learned counsel for the petitioner he is satisfied and there is nothing remaining therein, the present petition, along with the pending application, is disposed of.

A copy of this order be sent to the learned Principal District and Sessions Judge, North District, Rohini Courts, Delhi for compliance.

SAURABH BANERJEE, J

MAY 8, 2026/Ab

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 13/05/2026 at 11:15:26