DEVANGANA KALITA vs STATE NCT OF DELHI

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Pronounced on: 22.09.2025 + CRL.M.C. 8909/2024 & CRL.M.A. 34100/2024 FOR DIRECTIONS, CRL.M.A. 34101/2024 EXEMPTION, CRL.M.A. 1491/2025 FOR DIRECTION TO RESP. TO PLACE ITS POSITION ON AFFIDAVIT, CRL.M.A. 10517/2025 SEEKING CLARIFICATION OR MODIFICATION OF ORDER DT. 02.12.2024 DEVANGANA KALITA .....Petitioner Through: Mr Adit S Pujari, Ms Vanya Chhabra, and Mr Siddharth Kaushal, Advs. versus STATE NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Anuj Handa, SPP for the State with Ms. Sanya Handa, Ms. Akansha Chandok & Mr. Shubham Pandey, Advs. ASI Dev Raj Singh, PS Jafrabad CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVINDER DUDEJA JUDGMENT RAVINDER DUDEJA, J. 1. The present petition is filed under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as ‘BNSS’) [earlier Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (‘CrPC’)] seeking setting aside of the order dated 06.11.2024 passed by learned Crl.M..C.8909/2024 Page 1 of 13 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:VAISHALI PRUTHI Signing Date:22.09.2025 19:42:05 JMFC-04, (Shahdara), Karkardooma Court, New Delhi and direction to respondent-Investigating Agency to reconstruct and preserve Booklets 9989 and 9990 made in connection with investigation of case titled ‘State v. Faizan & Ors.’ in FIR No. 48/2020, PS-Jafrabad. 2. That the facts in brief are as follows: 2.1. On 24.02.2020, FIR No. 48/2020 was registered under sections 186/188/353/283/341/109/147/34 IPC at PS Jafrabad based on a complaint by SI Devendra Singh about an alleged protest against CAA and NRC by crowd of about 200-400 people gathered below Jafrabad Metro Station thereby blocking the main road and causing obstruction to commuters and tension in the area. 2.2. Chargesheet was filed upon completion of