W.P.(CRL) 2806/2026 $~95 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010430102026 + W.P.(CRL) 2806/2026 & CRL.M.A. 28142/2026 RAHUL TALREJA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Praveer Singh, Mr. Akshay Chauhan and Mr. Nikhil Khokhar, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Yasir Rauf Ansari, ASC with Mr. Alok Sharma, Ms. Sonia Malhotra and Ms. Pavitra Dixit, Advs. CORAM: HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE MADHU JAIN O R D E R % 10.09.2026 1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. 2. The present petition has been filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India read with Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘BNSS’), seeking directions to the respondents for ensuring a fair, proper and speedy investigation in FIR No. 80061612/2026 registered at P.S. Sarai Rohilla/e-Police Station under Section 305 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘BNS’). 3. The brief facts are that the petitioner, who is the complainant, alleges theft of jewellery from his residence at 60 Vivekanand Puri, Sarai Rohilla, Delhi. The petitioner had engaged a domestic help, namely, Sangeeta Karmakar, in March, 2026. According to the petitioner, after she took leave on 02.07.2026 and did not return, the petitioner discovered that jewellery was 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 16/09/2026 at 13:04:40 W.P.(CRL) 2806/2026 missing from his house. The value of the stolen jewellery has been stated to be approximately Rs.60 lakhs. The petitioner claims to have thereafter approached the police and submitted a complaint dated 07.07.2026. 4. FIR No. 80061612/2026 came to be registered on 27.07.2026 at P.S. Sarai Rohilla under Section 305 BNS. The FIR records the allegation of theft of jewellery from the petitioner's residence and indicates that investigation was taken up pursuant thereto. 5. It is the grievance of the petitioner that despite registration of the FIR, the investigation was not proceeding with the requisite promptitude. The petitioner states that he repeatedly approached the concerned police station and also made a representation to the DCP, North District, on 12.08.2026, requesting appropriate directions for a fair and expeditious investigation. 6. The petitioner thereafter approached the learned Magistrate by way of an application under Section 175(3) BNSS seeking monitoring of the investigation. Vide order dated 21.08.2026, the learned JMFC called for a status report from the Investigating Officer/SHO for 30.09.2026. 7. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the jewellery involved in the present case is of substantial value and that the petitioner has already furnished the police with material including invoices, photographs and CCTV footage which, according to him, may assist the investigation. It is submitted that the petitioner had approached the senior police officers as well as the learned Magistrate, but was constrained to approach this Court on account of the perceived lack of effective progress in the investigation. The petitioner seeks appropriate directions to ensure that the complaint and the FIR are investigated effectively and expeditiously. 8. Learned counsel appearing for the respondents submits that 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 16/09/2026 at 13:04:40 W.P.(CRL) 2806/2026 application seeking monitoring of the investigation is already pending before the learned Trial Court. It is, however, submitted that the investigation is being conducted in accordance with law. 9. This Court has considered the submissions and perused the material placed on record. 10. It is well settled that the investigation of a cognizable offence is primarily within the domain of the investigating agency. At the same time, the constitutional jurisdiction of this Court can be invoked where circumstances warrant a direction to ensure that an investigation is conducted fairly, effectively and in accordance with law. Such intervention, however, is not intended to take over or supervise the investigation on a day-to-day basis. 11. In the present case, the FIR was registered on 27.07.2026 and the allegation concerns theft of jewellery of substantial value from the petitioner's residence. The petitioner has also placed on record the complaint dated 07.07.2026, the subsequent representation to the DCP, documents relating to the jewellery and other material which, according to him, may be relevant to the investigation. 12. The petitioner has also already invoked the jurisdiction of the learned Magistrate, and a status report has been called for from the Investigating Officer/SHO. Thus, the grievance of the petitioner regarding investigation is not wholly unaddressed. At the same time, having regard to the nature of the allegations, the value of the property allegedly stolen and the requirement of preservation and collection of evidence, this Court considers it appropriate that the investigating agency takes all necessary and effective steps in accordance with law without any avoidable delay. 13. Accordingly, without expressing any opinion on the merits of 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 16/09/2026 at 13:04:40 W.P.(CRL) 2806/2026 allegations or the guilt or otherwise of any person, the present petition is disposed of with a direction to the DCP, North District, to ensure that the investigation in FIR No. 80061612/2026, P.S. Sarai Rohilla, is monitored at an appropriate level and that all necessary steps are taken by the Investigating Officer, in accordance with law, for a fair, effective and expeditious investigation. 14. It is clarified that these directions shall not be construed as requiring the investigating agency to proceed in any particular manner or as an expression of opinion on the merits of the case. The investigation shall remain independent and shall be carried out objectively and in accordance with law. 15. The DCP, North District, shall also ensure that the status of the investigation is duly placed before the learned Trial Court in terms of the order dated 21.08.2026, and the further proceedings before the learned Trial Court shall continue in accordance with law. 16. In view of the aforesaid directions, no further orders are called for in the present petition. 17. Accordingly, the present petition is disposed of. The pending application, if any, also stands disposed of. 18. The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. MADHU JAIN, J SEPTEMBER 10, 2026/JYH/P 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 16/09/2026 at 13:04:40