The Delhi High Court disposed of CRL MAs and WP(CRL) 481/2024, directing police FIR registration and investigation based on an FSL report confirming a settlement agreement was forged.
Directed respondents to register an FIR and investigate the matter expeditiously; disposed of the petition and pending applications.
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versus THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE AND ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Amol Sinha, ASC for the State with SI Sachin Rathee, P.S.: Mukherjee Nagar.
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANUP JAIRAM BHAMBHANI O R D E R % 14.05.2026
CRL.M.A. 15363/2026
Exemption granted, subject to just exceptions.
Let requisite compliances be made within 01 week. The application stands disposed of.
CRL.M.A. 15362/2026
By way of the present application filed under section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023, the petitioner/applicant seeks a direction to respondent No.1 to register an FIR and carry-out investigation in the matter, with a further direction to collect and preserve evidence in the matter at the earliest.
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W.P.(CRL) 481/2024
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“5. Accordingly, the original of the said settlement agreement was directed to be produced by Respondent No. 5 to the Investigating Officer. The Petitioner was also directed to file an affidavit as to whether the said agreement had been executed by him or not and the matter was adjourned to 16.05.2024. On 16.05.2024 this Court was informed that the original settlement agreement has been handed-over to the Investigating Officer.
“6. Before proceeding further it is necessary to ascertain the veracity of the settlement agreement.
“7. The Investigating Officer is directed to obtain the signatures of the Petitioner and the Respondent No.5 and send the settlement agreement and the signatures of the Petitioner herein and the Respondent No.5 to the concerned FSL to ascertain as to whether the settlement agreement was executed by the Petitioner and Respondent No.5 or not.
“8. Since the matter pertains to a forged document which has been filed before this Court, therefore, looking at the seriousness of the matter the concerned FSL is directed to give its opinion on the alleged settlement agreement within six weeks from today.”
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W.P.(CRL) 481/2024
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W.P.(CRL) 481/2024
ANUP JAIRAM BHAMBHANI, J
MAY 14, 2026 ds
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W.P.(CRL) 481/2024
This is a digitally signed order.
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2 issues framed by the court
Whether the court should direct the registration of an FIR and investigation after the FSL report confirmed a settlement agreement was forged.
Whether the petition and pending applications stand disposed of in light of the forgery finding.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Rohit Tyagi
The Commissioner of Police
Anup Jairam Bhambhani
As recorded by the court registry
A constitutional writ petition in a criminal context, most commonly habeas corpus or a challenge to an FIR or detention order.
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