$~103 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 5246/2026 GULAB SINGH .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Ajayinder Sangwan, Mr. Arun Rathi, Mr. Aditya Singh, Mr. Pradeep Kr. Sharma & Mr. Manik Verma, Advs. versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Shubhi Gupta, APP. Insp. Parvesh Lamba Crime Branch. CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV O R D E R % 27.07.2026 CRL.M.A. 22016/2026 1. Exemption allowed, subject to all just exceptions. 2. The application stands disposed of. CRL.M.C. 5246/2026 & CRL.M.A. 22015/2026 3. The petitioner has filed the present petition seeking the following reliefs: “A. Quash the FIR No.243 of 2025 dated 11.09.2025 registered at Police Station Crime Branch, Delhi under Sections 420, 468, 471, and 120-B of the Indian Penal Code, 1869 only qua the petitioner herein namely Gulab Singh” and B. Quash all consequential criminal proceedings arising 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 30/07/2026 at 14:39:38 out of the said FIR only qua the petitioner herein namely Gulab Singh;” 4. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner has taken the Court to one of the communication (undated) Annexure P-3 (Page 60 of the petition) to indicate that the complainant, Mr. Faizan Hafeez, has clearly stated the investigation against the petitioner and other accused persons be closed. He has extensively written in paragraphs 5 to 7 of the said letter which is extracted hereinbelow: “5. In light of the partial recovery of my money and the cooperation extended, I no longer wish to pursue any action against Ms. Mamta Khandelwal, Mr. Narendra Kumar, and Mr. Gulab Singh. 6. I therefore respectfully request that the investigation against these three individuals be closed and their names (Ms. Mamta Khandelwal, Mr. Narendra Kumar, and Mr. Guiab Singh) be dropped from the list of accused persons in FIR No. 243/2025. 7. I, the Complainant, Mr. Faizan Hafeez (of M/s MASQUE - Men's Wear), affirm my commitment to seek strict legal action against the following real culprits who appear to have created this fraud: (a) Subhashish Singha (who introduced himself as Anandadhara Nodal Officer); (b) Imran Hasimi (who introduced himself as a clothes manufacturer, as owner of M/s Mithila CSP Pvt. Ltd); and (c) Sovit Bhattacharya (of M/s SRT Consultancy).” 5. Ms. Shubhi Gupta, learned APP for the State, who appears on advance notice, however, points out that on 16.06.2025, another complaint has been received against the petitioner and other accused persons from Yash Kumar. It has been stated in the said complaint that all of them have 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 30/07/2026 at 14:39:38 defrauded the said complainant of Rs.42,36,500/- under the guise of school uniform supply project for Anandadhara, WBSRLM-West Bengal. It is the contention that the petitioner is also involved in similar crime registered at Kota, Rajasthan. 6. Bearing in mind the overall facts and circumstances of the case and more importantly in view of the complaint against the petitioner from Mr. Yash Kumar, the Court is not inclined to quash the impugned FIR. 7. The larger conspiracy which in the instant case, needs to be inquired into by the police bearing in mind the similar complaints received from other complainants. 8. In view of the above, the petition stands dismissed. Pending application also stands disposed of. PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV, J JULY 27, 2026 ab 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 30/07/2026 at 14:39:38