W.P.(CRL) 235/2026 Page 1 of 2 $~134 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(CRL) 235/2026 SH RAM AVTAR GUPTA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Varun Jain, Advocate versus STATE NCT OF DELHI AND ANR .....Respondents Through: Mr. Amol Sinha, ASC with Mr. Kshitiz Garg, Mr. Ashvini Kumar and Mr. Anshul Sharma, Advocates for the State alongwith SI Tulsi Nagar, P.S.-Aman Vihar CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRATEEK JALAN O R D E R % 22.01.2026 CRL.M.A. 2252/2026 (Exemption) 1. Exemption allowed, subject to all just exceptions. 2. The application stands disposed of. W.P.(CRL) 235/2026 3. The petitioner has approached this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution, read with Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, seeking protection against apprehended threats from respondent No. 3. It is contended that the petitioner had borrowed an amount of Rs. 50,000/- from respondent No. 3, who is stated to be a local moneylender, and that the petitioner apprehends threat to his safety arising out of a dispute concerning the repayment of the said amount. 4. Without entering into the merits of the present petition, Mr. Amol 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 24/01/2026 at 13:28:02 W.P.(CRL) 235/2026 Page 2 of 2 Sinha, learned Additional Standing Counsel for respondent Nos. 1 and 2, submits that the telephone numbers of the concerned Station House Officer and the beat constable of the petitioner’s locality shall be provided to the petitioner, who may contact them in the event of any exigency. 5. In view of the aforesaid submission, Mr. Varun Jain, learned counsel for the petitioner, does not press for any further relief in the present writ petition. 6. The writ petition accordingly stands disposed of in the aforesaid terms. PRATEEK JALAN, J JANUARY 22, 2026 dy/SD/ 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 24/01/2026 at 13:28:02