PREM CHAND GUPTA & ORS. vs THE STATE (NCT OF DELHI) & ORS.

$~78 & 91 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 18th March, 2026 CRL.M.C. 1985/2026 PREM CHAND GUPTA & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Ashish Kumar, Adv. versus THE STATE (NCT OF DELHI) & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Kunal Rewaliya, Advocate for R-2 &3 CRL.M.C. 1991/2026 ANWAR KHAN & ANR. .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Ashish Kumar, Adv. Mr. Kunal Rewaliya, Advocate for Petitioner no. 2 to 4 versus THE STATE OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS .....Respondent Through: Mr. Rajiv, ASI, P.S. Burari CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN J U D G M E N T (oral) 1. Both these petitions, being connected, have been taken up together. 2. There are two cross-FIRs i.e. FIR No.58/2025 and FIR No.59/2025 dated 23.01.2025, registered at P.S. Burari. Both the abovesaid FIRs have been registered for commission of offences under Sections 110/3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, (BNS), 2023 (corresponding Sections 308/34 IPC). 3. In CRL.M.C.1991/2026, FIR has been registered against the accused Anwar and Hasim with allegations that they had given injuries with ‘bricks and danda’ upon Geeta Devi (respondent no. 3 herein). 4. In cross-case i.e. CRL.M.C.1985/2025, there are three accused pe