KANWARJEET SINGH BATTH vs UNION OF INDIA

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on: 08th October, 2025 Pronounced on: 16th March, 2026 + W.P.(CRL) 1188/2019, CRL.M.A. 8679/2019, CRL.M.A. 36563/2019, CRL.M.A. 36564/2019, CRL.M.A. 36565/2019, CRL.M.(BAIL) 6270/2020 & CRL.M.(BAIL) 749/2021 KANWARJEET SINGH BATTH S/o Late Shri Subeg Singh Through Davinder Kaur (Pariokar/ Mother) R/o H.No. 298, Akash Avenue, Fatehgarh Churiyan Road, Amritsar, Punjab .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Sanjay Mishra, Advocate versus UNION OF INDIA Ministry of External Affairs, Delhi Through Standing Counsel, Union Of India, High Court of Delhi, .....Respondent Through: Mr. N.K. Matta, SPP with Mr. Siddharth Kaushik and Mohd. Faizan Khan, Advocates CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA J U D G M E N T NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA, J. 1. Writ Petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India has been filed on behalf of the Petitioner, Kanwarjeet Singh Batth for setting Signature Not Verified Signed By:VIKAS W.P.(CRL.) 1188/2019 Page 1 of 39 ARORA Signing Date:19.03.2026 18:13:00 aside/quashing the Order of learned ACMM dated 25.02.2019 whereby the extradition of Fugitive Criminal/the Petitioner (hereinafter referred to as “Fugitive Criminal/FC”), was recommended and Union of India was directed to send the Petitioner to the requesting State, i.e. United Kingdom for facing trial for the offence of murder. 2. Briefly stated, the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, vide its Letter bearing number T-413/91/2012 dated 14.07.2015 requested for extradition of the FC, for inquiry into the allegations of commission of offence by the Petitioner/Kanwarjeet Singh Batth within the territory of UK. 3. It is stated that there is an Extradition Treaty between Government of Republic of India and Government of UK of Gre