W.P.(CRL) 2960/2026 Page 1 of 3 $~81 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010453722026 + W.P.(CRL) 2960/2026 IEESH MALIK .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Rohan Kumar, Mr. Sumit Dagar and Mr. Ashu Bidhuri, Advs. versus STATE (GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI) .....Respondent Through: Mr. Abhijeet Kumar, Adv. for Ms. Rupali Bandhopadhya, ASC (Crl.) for the State ASI Sanjeev Kumar, P.S. Wazirabad CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA O R D E R % 22.09.2026 1. The present petition has been filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 [‘BNSS’] seeking the following relief: “a. Issue an appropriate writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent authorities to provide immediate, adequate, and effective police protection to the Petitioner in order to safeguard their life and personal liberty;” 2. Issue notice. Mr. Abhijeet Kumar, Advocate, enters appearance on behalf of Ms. Rupali Bandhopadhyay, learned Additional Standing Counsel (Crl.) and accepts notice. 3. He submits that in pursuance to the registration of subject FIR No. 309/2026, three persons have been arrested and have since been enlarged on bail. He submits that the Petitioner has suffered grievous injuries 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 28/09/2026 at 12:18:38 W.P.(CRL) 2960/2026 Page 2 of 3 incident which forms the subject matter of the FIR. He states that the Respondent will immediately provide the Petitioner with the mobile nos. of the Beat Constable of the concerned SHO who has been sensitized to be responsive to the Petitioner on receiving any call. 4. He submits that Beat Officer-Constable Monty (Mob. No. 9068303042) will visit the house of the Petitioner at least once a week. S.H.O. Wazirabad’s contact number is 8750870131. 5. He states that separately the representation of the Petitioner dated 19.08.2026 for the same relief has been received by the Commissioner of Police on 27.08.2026 and marked to the competent authority for making a threat assessment. He states that the representation of the Petitioner will be duly considered and the final decision will be taken within one (1) week and communicated to the Petitioner. 6. Learned counsel for the Petitioner states that after filing the representation dated 19.08.2026, he has received further anonymous threats, and these additional facts form part of this petition. He, therefore, requests that the averments made in this petition and the documents annexed thereto may also be taken into consideration by competent authority for deciding his representation dated 19.08.2026. 7. The competent authority is directed to hear and decide the representation dated 19.08.2026 of the Petitioner expeditiously and take into consideration the allegations made in the present petition and the documents before taking the final decision. 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 28/09/2026 at 12:18:38 W.P.(CRL) 2960/2026 Page 3 of 3 The final decision be communicated to the Petitioner, preferably within one (1) week from today. 8. The present petition is disposed of with the aforesaid directions. MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA, J SEPTEMBER 22, 2026/msh/AM 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 28/09/2026 at 12:18:38