SATINDER SINGH BHASIN vs STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS.

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$~95 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 19th February, 2025 + W.P.(CRL) 598/2025 & CRL.M.A.5439/2025 SATINDER SINGH BHASIN .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Vishal Gosain, Mr. Harsh Bora, Mr. Praney, Mr. Pravir Singh, Ms. Anushka Baruah, Mr. Nilanjan Dey & Mr. Ajunee Singh, Advs. (M: 9432280612) versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Sanjay Lao, Standing Counsel (Crl.) with Ms. Priyam Aggarwal & Mr. Abhinav Arya, Advs., with SI Navneet PS Connaught Place and SI Rohit PS Rajouri Garden. Mr Anil Mittal and Mr Shaurya Mittal Advocates for R-2 to 4 with Mr. Uday Vir Singh (S.I.) and Mr. Firoz Akhtar (S.I.) PS Bita 2 Gautam Budh Nagar UP. (M: 9810064432) Mr. Gaurav Gupta, Adv. for Complainant. CORAM: JUSTICE PRATHIBA M. SINGH JUSTICE DHARMESH SHARMA Prathiba M. Singh, J. (Oral) 1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. CRL.M.A.5439/2025 (for exemption) 2. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions. Application is disposed of. W.P.(CRL) 598/2025 3. The present matter has been taken up in the typed supplementary list as Signature Not Verified W.P.(CRL) 598/2025 Page 1 of 13 Digitally Signed By:DEVANSHU JOSHI Signing Date:19.02.2025 20:57:20 it has been listed upon urgent mentioning. 4. The present petition seeking a writ in the nature of habeas corpus has been filed on behalf of the Petitioner. The facts that have transpired as per the petition, are that the Petitioner was first detained on 16th February, 2025, around 05:13 PM by the SHO Beta-II Police Station at Gautam Budh Nagar, (Noida) UP and was released at 9:30 PM on the same day. 5. Again, on 18th February, 2025 i.e., yesterday, he was intercepted near Shivaji Stadium, Connaught Place, New Delhi by U.P. police without any prior information being given to the Delhi Pol