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W.P.(CRL)/2163/2026 of GURBAKSH SINGH Vs THE STATE NCT OF DELHI AND ANR on 24 July 2026
Page 1 of 2 $~104 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(CRL) 2163/2026, CRL.M.As. 21652/2026 & 21687/2026 GURBAKSH SINGH .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Sunita Arora, Adv. versus THE STATE NCT OF DELHI AND ANR .....Respondents Through: Mr. Yasir Rauf Ansari, ASC. Insp Ram Naresh.
W.P.(CRL) 2163/2026
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W.P.(CRL) 2163/2026, CRL.M.As. 21652/2026 & 21687/2026
GURBAKSH SINGH
.....Petitioner
Through:
Ms. Sunita Arora, Adv.
versus
THE STATE NCT OF DELHI AND ANR
.....Respondents
Through:
Mr. Yasir Rauf Ansari, ASC.
Insp Ram Naresh.
CORAM:
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRATEEK JALAN
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O R D E R
% 24.07.2026
1. By way of this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution, the petitioner assails an order dated 15.04.2026, passed by the Hon’ble Lieutenant Governor, Delhi, which affirmed letters dated 12.09.2025 and 27.09.2019, issued by the Joint Commissioner of Police, Licensing, New Delhi, by which the license for his revolver was suspended, pursuant to registration of an FIR against him.
2. At the outset, Mr. Yasir Rauf Ansari, learned Additional Standing Counsel for the State, who appears on advance notice, raises a preliminary objection that a petition of this nature should have been filed as a civil writ petition and not as a criminal writ petition.
3. Without getting into the merits of the issue, Ms. Sunita Arora, learned counsel for the petitioner, seeks permission to withdraw this petition, with liberty to file a civil writ petition for the same relief. 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 27/07/2026 at 15:44:19
W.P.(CRL) 2163/2026
4. The petition, alongwith pending applications, is dismissed as withdrawn, with liberty as aforesaid.
5. It is clarified that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case or on any petition that may hereafter be filed by the petitioner, which shall be considered by the appropriate Court on its own merits and in accordance with law. PRATEEK JALAN, J JULY 24, 2026 SS/MK/ 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 27/07/2026 at 15:44:19