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Kamini Sharma v. State NCT of Delhi & Ors.

Delhi HC5 May 2026W.P.(CRL)/391/2026

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Kamini Sharma v. State NCT of Delhi & Ors., W.P.(CRL) 391/2026, High Court of Delhi (decision 05.05.2026), Dr. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma — directions for expeditious disposal of DV Act case CT Case No. 2844/2019 and Execution Petitions Nos. 74/2023 and 322/2015 within six months without undue adjournments; Section 125 Cr.P.C. prayer (MT Case No. 444/2019) not pressed, liberty to file afresh; petition disposed.

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Directions issued for time-bound disposal of the DV Act proceedings within six months without undue adjournments; prayer (b) (Section 125 Cr.P.C.) stood satisfied with liberty to file a separate petition. ¶18

Kamini Sharma Vs State NCT of Delhi & Ors. — Domestic Violence | Delhi HC (2026)

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Whether the learned Trial Court should be directed to dispose of, within six months, the petitioner's DV Act proceedings (CT Case No. 2844/2019, Execution Petition No. 74/2023 and Execution Petition No. 322/2015) pending before the Judicial Magistrate (Mahila Court-03), Shahdara, Karkardooma Courts, Delhi. +1 more

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Court's answer

As regards the DV Act proceedings pending since 2019, the learned Trial Court is requested to dispose of the said petition within a period of six months from the date of receipt of the order, without granting any undue adjournment to either of the parties.

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Ratio / Principle

Prayer (b), seeking expeditious disposal of MT Case No. 444/2019 under Section 125 Cr.P.C., was not pressed by the petitioner's counsel, who sought liberty to file a separate petition; accordingly the prayer stands satisfied with such liberty.

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Writ petition (criminal) by Kamini Sharma before the High Court of Delhi seeking time-bound disposal of her pending proceedings: (i) DV Act matter CT Case No. 2844 of 2019 along with Execution Petition No. 74 of 2023 and Execution Petition No. 322 of 2015 before the Judicial Magistrate (Mahila Court-03), Shahdara, Karkardooma Courts, Delhi; and (ii) MT Case No. 444 of 2019 under Section 125 Cr.P.C. before Family Court-01, Shahdara. Counsel for the petitioner did not press the Section 125 Cr.P.C. prayer, which stood satisfied with liberty to file a separate petition on that aspect. The Trial Court was requested to dispose of the DV Act proceedings, pending since 2019, within six months of receipt of the order without granting any undue adjournment to either party. Petition disposed of. Single Judge: Dr. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma; order dated 05.05.2026.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- W.P.(CRL) 391/2026

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KAMINI SHARMA .....Petitioner

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Through: Mr. Prakash D Naik, Senior Advocate with Mr. Dnyaneshwar N Telange Advocate.

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STATE NCT OF DELHI & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Anand V. Khatri, ASC for the State along with SI Radhey Swain.

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CORAM: HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA

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O R D E R % 05.05.2026

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By way of the present writ petition, the petitioner seeks the following reliefs:

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“(a) Direct the Ld. Judicial Magistrate (Mahila Court-03), Shahdara, Karkardooma Courts, Delhi to dispose of CT Case No. 2844 of 2019, Execution Petition No. 74 of 2023, and Execution Petition No. 322 of 2015 within a time-bound period of six months;

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(b) Direct the Ld. Family Court-01, Shahdara, Karkardooma Courts, Delhi to dispose of MT Case No. 444 of 2019 under Section 125 Cr.P.C. within six months;”

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The learned senior counsel appearing for the petitioner does not press prayer (b), qua the expeditious disposal of the petition filed by the petitioner under Section 125 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereafter ' Cr.P.C. ') before the learned Trial Court. He seeks liberty of this Court to file a separate petition in this regard.

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Accordingly, prayer (b) stands satisfied, with liberty as prayed for.

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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 08/05/2026 at 12:22:53

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As far as prayer (a) regarding the proceedings under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (hereafter ‘ DV Act ’) is concerned, considering that the said petition was filed in the year 2019, the learned Trial Court is requested to dispose of the said petition within a period of six months from the date of receipt of this order, without granting any undue adjournment to either of the parties.

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With these directions, the petition stands disposed of.

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The order be uploaded on the website forthwith.

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DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J

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MAY 05, 2026/A/R

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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 08/05/2026 at 12:22:53

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