MOHD IMRAN vs STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI

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$~77 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of decision: 27.02.2025 + CRL.M.C. 1278/2025 MOHD IMRAN .....Petitioner Through: Mr. R. H. A. Sikander, Mr. Jatin Bhatt, Mr. Sikander Raza and Mr. Jamil Ahmad Khan, Advs. Versus STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Ashish Dutta, SPP for State. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA JUDGMENT SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J. (ORAL) CRL.M.A. 5704/2025 (exemption) 1. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions. 2. Application stands disposed of. CRL.M.C. 1278/2025 3. The petitioner has preferred this writ petition seeking setting aside of the order dated 24.01.2025 [hereafter „the impugned order‟] passed in Sessions Case No. 119/2020 by the learned Additional Sessions Judge–03, North-East District, Delhi [hereafter „the Trial Court‟] vide which the cross-examination of PW-9 i.e. Head Constable Shashikant has been closed. It is prayed that the learned Signature Not Verified CRL.M.C. 1278/2025 Page 1 of 7 Digitally Signed By:ZEENAT PRAVEEN Signing Date:06.03.2025 17:13:42 Trial Court be directed to recall the said witness and the petitioner be provided with an opportunity to cross-examine him. 4. Issue notice. Mr. Ashish Dutta, the learned SPP accepts notice on behalf of the State. 5. The present case pertains to an FIR No. 60/2020, registered at Police Station Dayalpur, Delhi. The allegations against the accused persons in this case are that on 24.02.2020, at about 1 PM, a riotous mob had attacked a police team at Chand Bagh, Peer Dargah, North East Delhi. In the said incident, one DCP and one ACP had been severely injured. Several other police officials had also received injuries, and a head constable namely Ratan Lal had been killed by the rioters, who had sustained gun-shot injury. The present petition