$~94 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010311282025 + W.P.(CRL) 1661/2025 ADITI SINGH & ORS. ......Petitioners Through: Mr. Ritesh Rana, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Aditya Dewan, Ms. Himangi Kapoor, Ms. Aditi Singh, Ms. Zainab Khan and Mr. Swetank, Advs. versus STATE OF DELHI & ORS. ......Respondents Through: Mr. Amol Sinha, ASC and Mr. Nitish Dhawan, Adv. for State. Mr. Rajat Nair and Mr. Sarthak Sehgal, Advs. CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV O R D E R % 17.08.2026 1. The present writ petition has been filed under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India read with Section 528 of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, (BNSS) in relation to an alleged extortion racket, of which petitioner no.1 claims to be the direct victim, while petitioner nos. 2 and 3, being her sister and mother respectively, claim to have suffered on account thereof. In respect of the said alleged extortion, FIR No. 208/2021 dated 07.08.2021 was registered by the Special Cell, Delhi Police, followed by the registration of ECIR dated 08.08.2021 by the Directorate of 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 29/08/2026 at 16:25:23 Enforcement (ED) under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002. 2. Petitioner No. 1 further asserts that, during the period of the alleged extortion, she was compelled to arrange funds, including by availing financial assistance from third parties, amongst whom was respondent no. 3. It is her case that she and petitioner Nos. 2 and 3 are now facing proceedings under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, instituted at the instance of respondent no. 3, despite their contention that the underlying transactions were connected with the funds allegedly extorted from petitioner No. 1 and remain the subject matter of investigation. 3. The petitioners, through the present petition, have sought the following reliefs: “A. Issue an appropriate writ, order, or direction in the nature of mandamus, directing Respondent No. 1 to complete the entire investigation in relation to FIR No. 208/2021 dated 07.08.2021 in a time- bound manner; AND B. Issue an appropriate writ, order, or direction in the nature of mandamus, directing Respondent No. 2 to complete the entire investigation in relation to ECIR/DLZO-I/54/2021 dated 08.08.2021 in a time-bound manner, and to promptly complete the quantification, tracing, seizure, attachment and restitution of the entire money extorted from the Petitioner No. 1, including funds diverted to foreign jurisdictions at the behest of Sukash Chandrashekhar and his accomplices; AND C. Issue an appropriate writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the Respondent Nos. 1 and 2 to facilitate the complete and swift restitution of the funds already quantified/traced/ attached/ recovered, and to ensure the remaining extorted funds are traced within a specified timeframe; AND D. Issue an appropriate writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus directing Respondent Nos. 1 and 2 to properly investigate the involvement of Respondent Nos. 3 in relation to FIR No. 208/2021 dated 07.08.2021 registered by Respondent No. 1 and ECIR/DLZO-I/54/2021 dated 08.08.2021 registered by the Respondent No. 2 under the PMLA, and to take strict action as warranted by law against Respondent No. 3; AND 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 29/08/2026 at 16:25:23 E. Pass appropriate order(s)/direction(s) for an expeditious trial in Ct. Case No. 123 of 2021 and the related trial in the scheduled offence and to ensure its early culmination, in light of the serious legal and financial consequences faced by the Petitioners as a result of the ongoing proceedings initiated against them despite the family being a victim of the extortion scheme and for no coercive steps to be taken against the Petitioners till the culmination of the trial in Ct. Case No. 123 of 2021 and/or complete restitution, AND F. Issue an appropriate writ, order, or direction to quash CC No. 2669 of 2022 titled as Amarendra Dhari Singh vs. Aditi Singh along with the order dated 02.12.2022 summoning the Petitioner No. 1, CC No. 2670 of 2022 titled as Amarendra Dhari Singh vs. Arundhati Singh along with the order dated 02.12.2022 summoning Arundhati Singh and CC No. 2657 of 2022 titled as Amarendra Dhari Singh vs. Rajshree Singh along with the order dated 02.12.2022 summoning Rajshree Singh, pending before the Patiala House Courts, New Delhi, AND G. Issue an appropriate writ, order, or direction to quash Complaint Case No. 341/2022 titled as “Amarendra Dhari Singh vs. Aditi Singh & Ors. pending before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, South- East District, Saket Courts, New Delhi; AND H. Pass any other order as this Hon`ble Court may deem fit in the facts and circumstances of the case.” 4. Mr. Ritesh Rana, learned senior counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners, submits that the petitioners do not wish to press prayers (b) and (c) in the present proceedings. He accordingly seeks liberty to avail such remedies as may be available to the petitioners in accordance with law before the Court of competent jurisdiction. 5. Having regard to the nature of the reliefs sought in prayers (b) and (c), which pertain to the completion of investigation and the quantification, tracing and restitution of the alleged extorted funds, this Court is of the view that no further adjudication of the said prayers is warranted in the present proceedings. The petitioners are, accordingly, granted liberty to avail such 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 29/08/2026 at 16:25:23 remedies as may be available to them in accordance with law before the appropriate forum. 6. With the aforesaid liberty, the present petition stands disposed of. 7. Pending applications, if any, also stands disposed off. PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV, J AUGUST 17, 2026 Ab/nk 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 29/08/2026 at 16:25:23