$~45 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010466372026 + CRL.M.C. 7277/2026 RAJESH AEREN .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Amit Khemka, Ms. Tanvi Agarwal, Mr. Ayush Mishra, Advs. versus GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Manoj Pant, APP with Mr. Rishabh Tyagi, Adv. and Insp. Kishan Vir Singh, PS EOW. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVINDER DUDEJA O R D E R % 28.09.2026 CRL.M.A. 30429/2026 (exemption) Allowed, subject to all just exceptions. This application stands disposed of. CRL.M.C. 7277/2026 1. This is a petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India read with Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) seeking expeditious adjudication and time bound disposal of the protest petition dated 24th October 2016 filed by the petitioner against the closure report dated 28th November, 2015 in case FIR no. 45/2012, registered at PS Economic Offences Wing (EOW), New Delhi. 2. It is submitted that upon completion of investigation, 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 30/09/2026 at 11:22:25 respondents filed a closure report dated 28th November, 2015. Feeling aggrieved, the petitioner filed a protest petition on 24th October, 2016, challenging the deficiencies in the investigation and conclusions contained in the closure report. 3. It has been ten years since the filing of the protest petition, but the same has not been adjudicated. Considering the enormous delay in disposal of the protest petition, the Court deems it appropriate to issue directions to the learned Trial Court to dispose of the protest petition filed by the petitioner as expeditiously as possible and preferably within a period of six months from the date of receipt of this order. 4. It is also expected that both parties shall cooperate with the learned Trial Court in the expeditious disposal of the protest petition. 5. Copy of this order be sent to the learned Trial Court for information and compliance. 6. The petition accordingly stands disposed of. RAVINDER DUDEJA, J SEPTEMBER 28, 2026/lks/ma 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 30/09/2026 at 11:22:25