RAM AVTAR & ANR. vs STATE & ORS.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on: January 29, 2025 Pronounced on: April 30, 2025 + W.P.(CRL) 1146/2016 1. RAM AVTAR S/o Shri Babu Ram R/o 4, Lal Bahadur Shastri Marg, Karawal Nagar, Delhi-110094. 2. DEVENDRA S/o Shri Babu Ram R/o 4, Lal Bahadur Shastri Marg, Karawal Nagar, Delhi-110094. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Pankaj Kumar, Mr. Sandeep Kumar Singh, Mr. ShubhenduSazena and Mr. Anuvrat Singh, Advocates. Versus 1. THE STATE 2. COMMISSIONER OF POLICE I.P. Estate, New Delhi 3. ASSISTANTCOMMISSIONER OF POLICE Police Station, Khajuri Khas Delhi 4. S.H.O. Police Station, Khajuri Khas Signature Not Verified Signed By:VIKAS ARORA W.P.(CRL.) 1146/2016 Page 1 of 21 Signing Date:22.05.2025 21:03:44 Delhi 5. CHANDRAVIR SINGH Investigation Officer Police Station, Khajuri Khas Delhi .....Respondents Through: Mr. Amol Sinha, Additional Standing Counsel (Crl.) for the State with Mr.Kshitiz Garg, Mr. Ashvini Kumar, Ms. Chavi Lazarus & Ms. SanskritiNimbekar, Advocates CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA J U D G M E N T NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA, J. 1. Writ Petition has been filed under Article 226 / 227 of the Constitution of India, read with Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 (hereinafter referred to as “CrPC”) for setting aside proceedings in relation to Kalandra under Section 107/151 Cr.P.C., arising out of DD No. 11-A dated 24.12.2015, registered at Police Station Khajuri Khas, Delhi and consequential Order dated 17.02.2016 of the Special Executive Magistrate („SEM‟). 2. The case of the Petitioners is that they were wrongfully arrested on the basis of a false and fabricated Kalandra, initiated by one Mr. Bhim Sen with malicious intent, who sought to forcibly dispossess Petitioner No.1 from the subject plot. It is submitted that Responde