DEEPESH GUPTA vs GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on: 25th September, 2025 Pronounced on: 01st December, 2025 + CRL.M.C. 4030/2014, CRL.M.A. 13813/2014 (stay) DEEPESH GUPTA S/o B. K. Gupta Office At: Bal Bhawan Secondary School, F- Block, Mangal Bazar, Laxminagar, Delhi. .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Sumeet Verma, Sr. Adv. with Ms. Charu Verma and Mr. Mahinder Pratap Singh, Advocates. Versus GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI Through the SHO, P.S. Shakarpur, New Delhi. WILDLIFE CRIME CONTROL BUREAU Through its Director, 2nd Floor, Trikoot-1, Bhikaji Cama Place, New Delhi. GAURAV GUPTA S/o Sh. Ashok Kumar Gupta R/o 14, Ashoka Road, New Delhi. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Utkarsh, APP for the State. Mr. Vijay Kumar Tiwari, Advocate. Signature Not Verified CRL.M.C 4030/2014 Page 1 of 25 Signed By:VIKAS ARORA Signing Date:05.12.2025 17:07:22 CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA J U D G M E N T NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA, J. 1. Petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 („Cr.P.C.‟) has been filed on behalf of the Petitioner Deepesh Gupta for quashing of FIR No.0680/2013 dated 24.07.2013 under Sections 9/39/50/51/ 58 of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 (hereinafter referred to as “Wild Life Act”) and Sections 428 of IPC, registered at Police Station: Shakarpur, Delhi and also quashing of the consequential Complaint Case No.12/1 filed under Section 55 of Wild Life Act, pending before Ld. ACMM, Delhi. 2. The impugned proceedings arise from a Complaint filed in respect of a raid conducted at the Bal Bhawan Senior Secondary School, Mangal Bazar, Laxmi Nagar, Delhi, leading to the recovery of seven Brushes with Mongoose Hair, purportedly in violation of Wild Life Act. 3. Briefly stated, on 24.07.2013, Respondent No.3 Sh. Gaurav Gupta, Volunteer, Wildlife Crim