VISHAL DAGAR & ORS. vs STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR.

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$~18 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 13.06.2025 + W.P.(CRL) 1911/2025, CRL.M.A. 17943/2025 & CRL.M.A. 17944/2025 VISHAL DAGAR & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. N. Hariharan, Sr. Advocate with Mr. N. L. Ganapathi, Mr. Avesh Harshan and Mr. Aman Akhtar, Advocates. versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Anand V. Khatri, ASC for State with Inspector Manoj Kumar, PS Mayur Vihar. CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA JUDGMENT (ORAL) 1. Petitioners seek quashing of inquiry being conducted by PS Mayur Vihar on complaint dated 20.04.2025 filed by respondent no.2. It is contended by learned senior counsel for petitioners that the complaint under reference has been filed only to arm twist the petitioners, who have initiated arbitration proceedings. 2. Learned ASC accepts notice and submits on instructions of Inspector Manoj Kumar from PS Mayur Vihar that what is being conducted is only an W.P.(CRL) 1911/2025 Page 1 of 2 pages GIRISH Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA Signature Not Verified KATHPALIA Date: 2025.06.13 18:05:03 +05'30' Digitally Signed By:NEETU N NAIR Signing Date:13.06.2025 18:20:53 inquiry and till date no FIR has been registered. 3. Learned senior counsel for petitioners submits that the petitioners apprehend that FIR for offences under SC/ST Act would be registered overnight and the petitioners would get no opportunity to even apply for anticipatory bail in accordance with provisions of the said Act. 4. Learned ASC on instructions submits that in case the inquiry leads to a view that FIR has to be registered, the petitioners would be given notice of one week before registering the FIR, so that petitioners may take appropriate recourse to law. 5. In view of the above assurance given on behalf of State, learne