GOPAL MISHRA & ANR. vs STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI

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$~6 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment Delivered on 06.03.2025 + CRL.M.C. 9153/2024 GOPAL MISHRA & ANR. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Rudra Pratap, Mr. Tushar Randhawa, Mr. Rahul Sharma and Mr.Mohit Singh, Advs. versus STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Aman Usman, APP for State with Inspr. Sanjeev Kumar, PS Special Cell CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKAS MAHAJAN JUDGMENT VIKAS MAHAJAN, J (ORAL) CRL.M.A. 3130/2025 (exemption) & CRL.M.A. 7196/2025 (exemption) 1. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions. 2. The applications stand allowed. CRL.M.A. 7195/2025 (early hearing) 3. This is an application seeking preponement of the date of hearing in the main petition i.e. CRL.M.C. 9153/2024. 4. During the pendency of the petition, the petitioner has filed an application being Crl.M.A. 3129/2025 seeking direction to the learned ASJ to furnish a copy of the complete hard disk, which was brought on record by PW-7 with a further direction to defer the recording of evidence of PW-7 / M Signature Not Verified CRL.M.C. 9153/2024 Page 1 of 9 Digitally Signed By:NARENDRA SINGH ASWAL Signing Date:12.03.2025 10:20:06 Bhaskar. 5. Mr. Rudra Pratap, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner/applicant submits that the matter is now fixed before the learned trial court on 12.03.2025 for cross-examination of PW-7 and in the absence of hard disk no effective and meaningful cross-examination of PW-7 would be possible. Hence, the urgency. 6. He prays that the main petition may though be taken up for consideration on the date already fixed, however, the Crl.M.A. 3129/2025 may be considered by this Court, in view of the urgency. 7. In view of the above, issue notice. Learned APP appearing for the State accepts notice. 8. Having regard to the urgency ar