This document is an order from the High Court of Delhi regarding a writ petition filed by Asif Iqbal Tanha through his lawyer against the State of Delhi. The lawyer for Tanha contends that the contents of a supplementary charge sheet in his case were leaked to the media before cognizance could be taken and copies provided to the accused. The court seeks a reply affidavit from the Commissioner of Police within 3 days to ascertain who was responsible for leaking the charge sheet details. The matter is listed for further hearing on March 25th.
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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
+ W.P.(CRL) 1292/2020
CRL.M.A. 11422/2020
CRL.M.A. 14477/2020
ASIF IQBAL TANHA (THROUGH PAIROKAR) ..... Petitioner
Represented by: Mr. Siddharth Aggarwal,
Mr.Sowjhanya Shankaran,
Mr. Abhinav Sekhri, Mr. Siddharth
Satija and Ms. Nitika Khaitan,
Advocates.
versus
STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS. ..... Respondents
Represented by: Mr.Amit Mahajan, Spl. PP and
Mr. Rajat Nair, Spl. PP with
Mr.Dhruv Pande, Advocate for
respondent Nos.1 and 2/State.
Mr.Vijay Aggarwal, Mr.Mudit Jain,
Mr.Hardik Sharma, Mr.Yugant
Sharma and Mr.Parth Parashar and
Mr.Shekhar Pathak, Advocates for
respondent No.3.
Mr. Mohit K. Mudgal, Advocate for
respondent No. 4.
Ms. Sundari Nanda, Special CP,
General Admn., Headquarters,
holding additional charge as Special
CP, Vigilance.
CORAM:
HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MUKTA GUPTA
O R D E R
% 05.03.2021
The hearing has been conducted through Video Conference.
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1. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that even before the
cognizance of supplementary charge-sheet could be taken and copies of the
same could be supplied to the accused, the contents of the supplementary
charge-sheet have been leaked in the media. He seeks time to file an
additional affidavit in this regard within three days.
2. On an advance copy of the affidavit supplied by learned counsel for
the petitioner to learned counsel appearing on behalf the State, a reply
affidavit on behalf of the Commissioner of Police be filed before the next
date of hearing after ascertaining who is responsible for the contents of the
supplementary charge-sheet being leaked.
3. List on 25th
March, 2021.
4. Order be uploaded on the website of this Court.
MUKTA GUPTA, J.
MARCH 05, 2021
PB