XXXX vs STATE OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS

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$~78 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 20.05.2025 + W.P.(CRL) 1680/2025 & CRL.M.A. 15720/2025 XXXX .....Petitioner Through: Mr. M.T. Malik with Mr. Izhar, Advocates. versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr. Anand V. Khatri, ASC with Anshu Kumari, PS Paharganj and SI Divya, PS Vasant Kunj North CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA JUDGMENT (ORAL) 1. The petitioner has sought directions to SHO PS Paharganj to register FIR for offences under Section 376/354/370/506/120B IPC and also to direct SHO PS Paharganj to provide her police protection as and when needed and also to SHO PS Vasant Kunj to extend all cooperation to SHO Paharganj for investigation. 2. But at the outset, learned counsel for petitioner on instructions of petitioner present in court seeks to confine this petition to police protection, fairly admitting the legal position as regards no scope of writ jurisdiction to W.P(CRL)1680/2025 Page 1 of 2 pages GIRISH KATHPALIA Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA Signature Not Verified Date: 2025.05.20 17:34:58 +05'30' Digitally Signed By:NEETU N NAIR Signing Date:20.05.2025 18:45:38 issue mandamus for registration of FIR. 3. Accordingly, the present petition is confined to the issue of grant of police protection to the petitioner. 4. It is informed by learned ASC on instructions of SI Anshu from PS Paharganj and SI Divya from PS Vasant Kunj North that the petitioner is no longer residing at the address given in the petition, according to their enquiries. The petitioner present in court submits that she has shifted out of Paharganj for security reasons. In order to ensure confidentiality for security of the petitioner, the petitioner has handed over on a piece of paper to learned ASC her current residential address. The