p. 1 $~82 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 1757/2025 MACRO INFRABUILD PVT LTD & ANR. .....Petitioners Through: Ms. Firdouse Qutb Wani, Mr. Md. Zaryab Jamal Rizvi, Mr. DIlshad Ahmed and Ms. Manisha Shankar, Advocates. versus GOVERNMENT OF NCT & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Yudhvir Singh Chauhan, APP. SI Suraj. CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRATEEK JALAN O R D E R % 06.04.2026 CRL.M.A. 10287/2026 (for directions) 1. Respondent No. 2 has filed the present application seeking premature release of an amount of Rs. 11,73,000/-, which is lying in a fixed deposit pursuant to the orders of this Court dated 27.08.2025 and 19.11.2025. By the aforesaid orders, the impugned FIR, being FIR No. 135/2024 dated 21.08.2024, registered at Police Station South Campus, for offences punishable under Sections 290/125(b) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, was quashed upon deposit of the said amount in the Registry of this Court, to be disbursed to respondent No. 2 in accordance with the scheme under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. 2. However, no specific grounds for premature release, nor any quantified amount sought to be released, have been set out in the This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 08/04/2026 at 11:44:23 p. 2 application. The averments made therein are of a general nature, referring to financial distress, which, in fact, indicate that a staggered release of the amount would be more appropriate. 3. The application is, accordingly, disposed of. Respondent No. 2 is, however, at liberty to file a fresh and properly constituted application specifying the grounds on which premature release is sought, alongwith the amount proposed to be released at that stage. PRATEEK JALAN, J APRIL 6, 2026 SS/SD/ This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 08/04/2026 at 11:44:23