PRADEEP GUPTA vs THE STATE & ORS.

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on: 07th February, 2026 Pronounced on: 10th February, 2026 + TEST.CAS. 59/2025, I.A. 27378/2025 & I.A. 543/2026 PRADEEP GUPTA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Rajesh Mohan Sinha, Mr. Prateek Mohan Sinha, Ms. Namita Sinha, Ms. Nandini Harsh and Mr. Krishnendu Das, Advs. Mob: 9832387016 Email: [email protected] versus THE STATE & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Ms Nitika Bhutani, Adv. for R-1/ GNCTD (Through VC) Mr. Sumit Bansal, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Udaibir Singh Kochar, Ms. Samvartika Pathak, Ms. Tulna Rampal, Mr. Utsav Garg and Ms. Nikita Gupta, Advs. for R-2 Mob: 9250611261 Ms. Srishty Kaul, Mr. Veerat K. Anand, Mr. Shashank Kumar, Ms. Roopse Pandita and Mr. Hardik Malik, Advs. for R-3 Mob: 9582220426 Email: [email protected] Ms. Rupali Bandhopadhya, ASC with Mr. Abhijeet Kumar, Adv. for Delhi Police, along with Mr. Rahul Lamba, Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed TEST.CAS. 59/2025 Page 1 of 13 By:HARIOM SHARMA Signing Date:10.02.2026 19:06:06 S.I. (PS Saket) Mob: 7840058325 Email: [email protected] CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MINI PUSHKARNA JUDGMENT MINI PUSHKARNA, J. I.A. 27378/2025 1. The present application has been filed under Section 151 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (“CPC”), on behalf of the Sh. Rahul Lamba, i.e., the Investigating Officer, (“I.O.”), Police Station, Saket, New Delhi, in FIR No. 311/2025 dated 16th September, 2025, seeking direction for the release of original Will dated 22nd November, 2024 for forensic investigation. 2. The present petition has been filed under Section 276 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 seeking grant of Letter of Administration in relation to the Will dated 22nd November, 2024 of the Late Sh. Jagdish Pershad Gupta, who expired on 11th January, 202