SHRAVAN GUPTA vs DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Pronounced on: 04th November, 2025 + CRL.M.C. 449/2021 & CRL.M.A. 20618/2025 SHRAVAN GUPTA S/o SH. RAJIV GUPTA R/o 44-A, AMRITA SHERGILL MARG, NEW DELHI - 110003 .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Vikas Pahwa and Mr. Tanvir Ahmed Mir, Sr. Advocates with Mr. Yudhister Singh, Mr. Prabhav Ralli, Mr. Saud Khan, Mr. Shiv Kapoor and Mr. Pulkit Shree, Advocate versus DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT THROUGH ITS DIRECTOR 6th FLOOR, LOK NAYAK BHAWAN, KHAN MARKET, NEW DELHI - 3 .....Respondent Through: Mr. S.V. Raju, ASG with Mr. Zoheb Hossain, Mr. Vivek Gurnani, Panel Counsel, Mr. Kanishk Maurya and Mr. Kunal Kochar, Advocates CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA J U D G M E N T NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA, J. CRL.M.A. 20618/2025: Signature Not Verified CRL.M.C. 449/2021 Page 1 of 36 Signed By:VIKAS ARORA Signing Date:04.11.2025 15:53:45 1. An Application under Section 528 B.N.S.S. has been filed by the learned Counsel on behalf of the Petitioner for appropriate action. 2. The Application submits that the matter was listed for hearing on 16.07.2025. It is submitted that certain false, malicious, and defamatory News Articles were reported on 16.07.2025, and 17.07.2025, targeting the professional reputation and dignity of Mr. Vikas Pahwa, learned Senior Advocate appearing on behalf of the Petitioner. These Articles attributed false statements to this Court, purportedly made during the course of the hearing on July 16, 2025. 3. The matter had come up for hearing on July 16, 2025, at around 11:45 A.M. After being heard, the matter was reserved for judgment, while the connected matters were deferred for hearing on another date. However, the Media houses, while reporting the proceedings of 16.07.2025, falsely projected that adverse observations were