MRS ASHA BHATIA vs STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS.

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on: 10th December 2025 Pronounced on: 05th February 2026 + CRL.M.C. 8799/2024 MRS ASHA BHATIA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Rajinder Singh, Mr. Shaurya Dogra, Mr. Vibhor Tyagi, Ms. Pooja Kasana & Mr. Navjot Birdi, Advocates versus STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Satinder Singh Bawa, APP with SI Ram Kishan, PS Defence Colony CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVINDER DUDEJA JUDGMENT RAVINDER DUDEJA, J. 1. The present petition has been filed, seeking quashing and setting aside of the order dated 21st October 2024, passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-05, South-East, Saket District Courts, New Delhi in Crl. Revision No. 247/2024 titled “Mrs. Asha Bhatia versus State and Ors.” Factual Background: 2. Petitioner’s case is that her mother late Smt. Swaran Kaur Bhatia, executed a Will dated 05th October 2021 in her favour in CRL.M.C. 8799/2024 Page 1 of 11 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:VAISHALI PRUTHI Signing Date:05.02.2026 16:38:39 respect of properties bearing Nos. A-19 & A-49, Defence Colony, New Delhi. She expired on 31st December 2021. The petitioner applied for mutation of property No. A-49 in her favour, but she could not get it done as respondent No. 2 Amarjeet Singh propounded a Will dated 27th September 2017 of late Smt. Swaran Kaur Bhatia, allegedly executed in his favour. Thereupon, the petitioner filed a probate petition bearing No. PC-51/2022 before the court of learned Principal & District Judge, South-East District for grant of Probate/Letter of Administration in respect of Will dated 05th October 2021, executed in her favour. The petitioner later came to know that Amarjeet Singh had got an FIR No. 120/2023, under Section 420/468/471/34 Indian Penal Code, 186