Delhi High Court
W.P.(CRL)/2907/2026 of AZAD KHAN Vs STATE GNCT OF DELHI on 28 September 2026
HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010445612026 + W.P.(CRL) 2907/2026 & CRL.M.A. 29071/2026 AZAD KHAN .....Petitioner Through: None. versus STATE GNCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Amol Sinha, ASC Ms. Priyal Bhardwaj, Adv. SI Sandeep Rawal, P.S. Govindpuri CORAM: HON'BLE
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
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CNR No. DLHC010445612026
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W.P.(CRL) 2907/2026 & CRL.M.A. 29071/2026
AZAD KHAN
.....Petitioner
Through:
None.
versus
STATE GNCT OF DELHI
.....Respondent
Through:
Mr. Amol Sinha, ASC
Ms. Priyal Bhardwaj, Adv.
SI Sandeep Rawal, P.S. Govindpuri
CORAM:
HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MADHU JAIN
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1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode.
2. The present petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India read with Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘BNSS’), seeking a direction to the respondent to transfer the petitioner from Central Jail No. 14, Mandoli to Tihar Jail in FIR No. 392/2013, registered at Police Station Govindpuri, under Sections 363/376 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Sections 4/6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012.
3. It is noticed that the petitioner had earlier approached this Court by way of W.P.(CRL) 1940/2026 seeking his transfer from Central Jail No. 14, Mandoli to Tihar Jail. The said petition was disposed of vide order dated 08.07.2026, upon the statement made on behalf of the State that the petitioner 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 30/09/2026 at 13:16:02
would be transferred to Tihar Jail within eight weeks.
4. In view of the submission made by learned counsel for the respondent that the petitioner has since been transferred to Tihar Jail, the relief sought in the present petition does not survive for consideration and the petition has accordingly been rendered infructuous.
5. The present petition is, accordingly, disposed of as infructuous.
6. The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. MADHU JAIN, J SEPTEMBER 28, 2026/prg/P 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 30/09/2026 at 13:16:02