SATISH CHANDER vs GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: April 27, 2026 % Pronounced on: May 05, 2026 CRL.M.C. 2421/2026 SATISH CHANDER .....Petitioner Through: Mr. J.R. Sharma, Mr. Umesh Attrey, Mr. Vikash Gautam, Mr. Divyanjali Chaturvedi, Mr. Parvesh Dahiya and Mr. Devesh Chaudhry, Advocates. Versus GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Ms. Meenakshi Dahiya, APP with Mr. Bhanu Pratap Singh and Ms. Vanshika Singh, Advs. SI Krishan Varma, PS Inderpuri. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE ORDER % 27.04.2026 1. By virtue of the present under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS), the petitioner seeks quashing of FIR No.29/2025 dated 19.01.2025 under Section 3 of the Delhi Prevention of Defacement of Property Act, 2007 (DPDP Act), registered with PS.: Inderpuri, Delhi, and all consequential proceedings arising therefrom. 2. Succinctly put, as per prosecution, on 19.01.2025 at about 09:25 PM, police officials, whilst on patrolling duty, noticed a banner affixed on a Government Electricity Pole containing photographs of several political leaders and a candidate along with promotional content, pursuant to which CRL.M.C. 2421/2026 3. During the cour