RAJ BABU vs ASHISH KUMAR CHAUDHARI AND ANR

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$~11 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 20th May, 2026 + CRL.M.C. 1788/2026 RAJ BABU .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Raj Mani Mishra with Mr. Hari Kishan, Advocates versus ASHISH KUMAR CHAUDHARI AND ANR .....Respondents Through: None. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN J U D G M E N T (oral) CRL.M.A. 7354/2026 (exemption) Exemption allowed subject to all just exceptions. CRL.M.C. 1788/2026 1. Petitioner Raj Babu filed a complaint praying for taking cognizance of several offences under Bharatiya Nayaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023 as well as for offences under Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. 2. When the abovesaid complaint was taken up by the learned Trial Court, it observed that the complainant did not know the alleged persons and he failed to explain whether any offence had been committed against him. It also observed that it had no jurisdiction to entertain any such complaint, particularly, when it was seeking cognizance under Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 also. The complaint was, accordingly, dismissed on 22.04.2025. 3. The abovesaid order was challenged by petitioner by filing a Revision Petition before the learned Court of Sessions and the learned Court of Signature Not Verified Signed By:SONIA THAPLIYAL CRL.M.C. 1788/2026 1 Signing Date:23.05.2026 10:45:39 Sessions also dismissed the abovesaid Revision Petition on 07.01.2026, albeit, for different reasons. Learned Revisional Court did notice the fact that any person, having knowledge of commission of a cognizable offence, could furnish information or institute a complaint and, therefore, to the abovesaid extent, the reasoning given by learned Trial Court was not legally sustainable. It also observed that perusal of the complaint also did not demonstrate that the complainant was seeking c