COURT ON ITS OWN MOTION vs SHIV NARAYAN SHARMA ADV. AND ANR.

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 06.04.2026 Pronounced on: 21.04.2026 + CONT.CAS.(CRL) 3/2025 & CRL.M.A. 1909/2026, CRL.M.A. 2184/2026, CRL.M.A. 5815/2026, CRL.M.A. 9152/2026 COURT ON ITS OWN MOTION .....Petitioner Through: Mr.Harsh Prabhakar, Advocate (Amicus Curiae) with Mr.Dhruv Chaudhry, Mr.Shubham Sourav and Mr.Vijit Singh, Advocates. Mr.Vivek Kumar Tandon and Ms.Laxmi Gupta, Advocates (DHCLSC). Mr.Krishna Shukla, Advocate. versus SHIV NARAYAN SHARMA ADV. AND ORS. ....Respondents Through: Mr. Sacchin Puri and Mr.Sanjeev Sagar, Senior Advocates with Ms.Mehak Ghaloth, Mr.Abhishek Singh, Mr.Anil Dhyani, Ms.Ashna Bhola, Ms.Vidushi Srivastava, Advocates for R-1. Mr.Gulshan Pahuja in person. Mr.Aman Usman, APP with Mr.Manvendra Yadav and Mr.Atiq Ur Rehman, Advocates for State. + CONT.CAS.(CRL) 4/2025 COURT ON ITS OWN MOTION .....Petitioner Through: Mr.Harsh Prabhakar, Advocate (Amicus Curiae) with Mr.Dhruv Chaudhry, Mr.Shubham Sourav and Mr.Vijit Singh, Advocates. Mr.Vivek Kumar Tandon and Ms.Laxmi Gupta, Advocates Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed CONT.CASs.(CRL) 3/2025 & 4/2025 Page 1 of 44 By:REYMON VASHIST Signing Date:21.04.2026 17:49:40 (DHCLSC). Mr.Krishna Shukla, Advocate. versus DEEPAK SINGH, ADVOCATE AND ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr.Sacchin Puri and Mr.Sanjeev Sagar, Senior Advocates with Ms.Mehak Ghaloth, Mr.Abhishek Singh, Mr.Anil Dhyani, Ms.Ashna Bhola, Ms.Vidushi Srivastava, Advocates for R-1. Mr.Gulshan Pahuja in person. Mr.Aman Usman, APP with Mr.Manvendra Yadav and Mr.Atiq Ur Rehman, Advocates for State. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVINDER DUDEJA JUDGMENT NAVIN CHAWLA, J. 1. These Contempt Petitions have been registered on the reference dated 15.01.2025 addressed by Ms. Charu Asiwal, the l