OM PRAKASH vs UOI & ORS.

$~J- * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 17th December, 2025 Pronounced on : 27th January, 2026 W.P.(C) 5290/2001 & CM APPL. 18565/2024 OM PRAKASH .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Mansi Sharma and Mr. Rehan Verma, Advocates. versus UOI & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Vikrant N. Goyal, CGSC along with Mr. Kunal Dixit and Mr. Piyush Wadhwa, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH MEHTA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIMAL KUMAR YADAV JUDGMENT Per DINESH MEHTA, J. INDEX SL. NO. PARTICULARS PARA NO. PAGE NO. I PRELUDE 1-15 2-6 II SUBMISSIONS ON BEHALF OF THE PETITIONER 16-37 7-15 III SUBMISSIONS ON BEHALF OF THE RESPONDENTS 38-46 15-16 IV REJOINDER ARGUMENTS 47-54 16-18 V COURT’S CONSIDERATION : 55-66 19-21 (A) SCOPE OF INTERFERENCE VI DOUBTS ABOUT THE PROSECUTION STORY 67 21-22 VII PROCEDURAL LACUNAE : 68-69 22-24 (A) LACUNAE BEFORE GSFC (B) LACUNAE DURING GSFC VIII SUMMARY OF EVIDENCE 70-91 24-34 IX DISCREPANCIES IN THE EVIDENCE OF VARIOUS 92-117 34-49 PROSECUTION WITNESSES X ANALYSIS 118-127 49-51 XI CONCLUSION 128-129 51 XII RELIEFS/DIRECTIONS 130-132 52-53 1. The present writ petition has been filed by the petitioner under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking