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Lateef Ahmad & Ors. v. the State NCT of Delhi & Ors.

Delhi HC19 Mar 2026W.P.(CRL)/879/2026

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Provision to the petitioners of the telephone number of the concerned Beat Constable and the Station House Officer to enable them to seek immediate assistance in case of any exigency; no further orders. ¶21

Lateef Ahmad & Ors. Vs the State NCT of Delhi & Ors. — Writ and Judicial Review | Delhi HC (2026)

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Issue for consideration

Whether appropriate directions should be issued to respondent Nos. 1 to 3 to provide the petitioners with necessary police protection against respondent No. 4 in view of the apprehended threat to their lives and safety.

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Court's answer

In view of the apprehended threat, the telephone number of the concerned Beat Constable and the Station House Officer was to be provided to the petitioners to enable them to seek immediate assistance in case of any exigency, as stated by counsel for the State and on which basis the petition was disposed of.

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Ratio / Principle

No further orders having been sought in the petition, the petition stands disposed of.

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Key takeaways

Notice was not issued to respondent No. 4, and the order is expressly not to be construed as an expression of opinion on the petitioners' allegations against her.obiter¶22

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Order (single Judge, Prateek Jalan, J, 19.03.2026) disposing of W.P.(CRL) 879/2026, a petition under Article 226 of the Constitution by Lateef Ahmad and others seeking directions to respondent Nos. 1 to 3 for police protection against respondent No. 4, the daughter-in-law of petitioner Nos. 1 and 2, alleged to have repeatedly indulged in acts of violence, created nuisance in the household, threatened to falsely implicate the petitioners in criminal cases, and attempted to harm herself and the minor children, including an incident dated 14.02.2026 reported to the police and stated to be captured in CCTV footage; complaints dated 05.05.2025 and 17.02.2026 to Police Station Jamia Nagar had allegedly drawn no effective action. On issuance of notice (accepted by Mr. Yasir Rauf Ansari, learned Additional Standing Counsel (Criminal), for the State), counsel stated that the telephone number of the concerned Beat Constable and the Station House Officer would be provided to the petitioners to seek immediate assistance in case of exigency; as no further orders were sought, the petition was disposed of. The court expressly clarified that notice had not been issued to respondent No. 4 and that the order was not to be construed as an expression of opinion on the petitioners' allegations against her.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- W.P.(CRL) 879/2026

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LATEEF AHMAD & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Alamgir, Advocate.

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versus

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THE STATE NCT OF DELHI & ORS. ..... Respondents Through: Mr. Yasir Rauf Ansari, ASC, Mr. Alok Sharma, Advocate. SI Achal, PS-Jamia Nagar.

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CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRATEEK JALAN

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O R D E R

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% 19.03.2026

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Issue notice. Mr. Yasir Rauf Ansari, learned Additional Standing Counsel (Criminal), accepts notice on behalf of the State.

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By way of the present petition under Article 226 of the Constitution, the petitioners seek issuance of appropriate directions to respondent Nos. 1 to 3 for providing necessary police protection to them against respondent No. 4, in view of an apprehended threat to their lives and safety.

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Mr. Alamgir, learned counsel for the petitioners, submits that respondent No. 4, who is the daughter-in-law of petitioner Nos. 1 and 2, has been repeatedly indulging in acts of violence, creating nuisance in the household, and extending threats to falsely implicate the petitioners in criminal cases. It is further submitted that respondent No. 4 has, on multiple occasions, attempted to harm herself and the minor children,

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W.P.(CRL) 879/2026

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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 20/03/2026 at 13:46:14

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including an incident dated 14.02.2026, which was reported to the police and is stated to be captured in CCTV footage.

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It is also submitted that despite complaints dated 05.05.2025 and 17.02.2026 made to Police Station Jamia Nagar, no effective action has been taken, and the petitioners continue to face a serious threat to their lives and property at the hands of respondent No. 4.

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In view of the apprehended threat, Mr. Ansari states that the telephone number of the concerned Beat Constable and the Station House Officer shall be provided to the petitioners to enable them to seek immediate assistance in case of any exigency.

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No further orders are sought in this petition.

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Accordingly, the petition stands disposed of.

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It is made clear that notice has not been issued to respondent No. 4, and this order is not to be construed as an expression of opinion as the petitioners allegations against her.

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PRATEEK JALAN, J

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MARCH 19, 2026 ‘Bhupi/JM’/

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W.P.(CRL) 879/2026

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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 20/03/2026 at 13:46:14

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