ADITYA RAI GUPTA vs STATE

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on: 01st August, 2025 Pronounced on: 07th August, 2025 + W.P.(CRL) 486/2020 ADITYA RAI GUPTA S/o late Shri Subhash Rai Gupta R/o 5, Vaishali, Pitampura, Delhi .....Petitioner Through: Appearance not given versus STATE .....Respondent Through: Ms. Rupali Bandhopadhya, ASC with Mr. Abhijeet Kumar and Ms. Amisha Gupta, Advocates alongwith SI Vikas Yadav, P.S. Rajouri Garden CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA J U D G M E N T NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA, J. 1. Petition under Article 226 of Constitution of India read with Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as the “Cr.P.C.”) has been filed for quashing of Judgment dated 23.04.2018 and the Order on Sentence dated 23.04.2018 of learned MM. 2. Briefly stated, FIR No. 0119/2018 dated 24.02.2018 was registered against the Petitioner under Section 3 Delhi Prevention of Defacement of Property Act, 2007 (hereinafter referred to as the “DPDP Act”). He was informed by one police official on 03.04.2018 to appear before the Court on W.P.(CRL) 486/2020 Page 1 of 8 Signature Not Verified Signed By:RITA SHARMA Signing Date:08.08.2025 19:29:25 20.04.2018. Accordingly, he appeared before the learned MM and was not represented by any Counsel. He again appeared before the Court on 23.04.2018. He was completely uninformed about the proceedings that took place before the learned MM. On 23.04.2018, he was asked to deposit a fine of Rs.1,000/- before the Court. He duly complied with the directions despite the fact that he was not aware of the nature of the proceedings. 3. In October, 2019, he applied for renewal of his Passport and upon verification; his conviction under DPDP Act was recorded. He was completely shocked and surprised on this informati