CRL.M.C./6704/2025 of RAJAT HASTIR ALIAS GOGI Vs STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR. on 5 October 2026

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05.10.2026

1. The present petition has been filed seeking the following reliefs: - “1. Setting Aside I Quashing of The Order Dated 15.12.2021, Whereby the Ld. Trial Court Had Taken Cognisance of the Offence U/S 304A IPC in FIR No. 25112017 Registered At P.S. Maurya Enclave, and Consequential Quashing of The Above Said FIR/Chargesheet and The Proceedings Arising Out of the Said FIR/Chargesheet Pending in the Court of Hon'ble court of Sh. Vivek Beniwal ACJM, North-West District, Rohini, Delhi.

2. Quash the FIR No. 251/2017 dated 04.06.2017 registered at P.S. Maurya Enclave and all proceedings arising therefrom pending adjudication before the Court of Ld. ACIJM, North-West Rohni Courts Delhi.”

2. Mr. Mukesh Gupta, learned counsel for the Petitioner, states that the subject FIR is dated 04.06.2017, the chargesheet was filed bearing the signature of the Investigating Officer [‘I.O.’] dated 12.06.2021 and the signatures of the concerned SHO and ACP dated 14.06.2021, and cognizance was taken by the learned Trial Court on 15.12.2021, when the summons was issued.

2.1. He states that the chargesheet was supplied to the Petitioner belatedly on 29.07.2025. He states that the pendency of these proceedings and the prolonged trial are causing grave prejudice to the Petitioner. He states that the matter is next listed before the learned Trial Court for arguments on charge on 05.04.2027.

2.2. He states, on instructions, that liberty be granted to withdraw the present petition to address arguments on charge by raising all the grounds raised in this petition. He, however, presses for an appropriate direction to the learned Trial Court to hear and decide the arguments on charge on the next date of hearing as expeditiously as possible.

3. Mr. Chahar, learned APP, submits that the State will extend all cooperation to the learned Trial Court for hearing arguments on charge on the next date of hearing.

4. In view of the submissions of the parties, the present petition is disposed of with a limited direction to the learned Trial Court to hear and decide this issue on charge on 05.04.2027, the date already fixed or within four (4) weeks thereafter. This direction has been issued keeping in view the timeline of FIR being 2017, chargesheet 2021, recorded hereinabove.

5. The I.O. will ensure this order is brought on record of the learned

Trial Court within four [4] weeks from today so that the hearing dated 05.04.2027 is effective.

6. All legal remedies of the Petitioner against the final order passed by the learned Trial Court on the issue of charge are kept open.

7. Pending applications stand disposed of.

8. The digitally signed copy of this order, duly uploaded on the official website of the Delhi High Court, www.delhihighcourt.nic.in, shall be treated as a certified copy of the order for the purpose of ensuring compliance. No physical copy of the order shall be insisted upon by any authority/entity or litigant. MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA, J OCTOBER 5, 2026/mt/aa