Kishan Kumar v. State Of NCT Of Delhi & ANR.

$~93 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(CRL) 1373/2026 KISHAN KUMAR .....Petitioner Through:

Mr.

R.

K.Tarun, Ms Aditi Shivadhatri, Ms Khushi Gupta and Mr Hemant Jain, Advs.

versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR.

.....Respondents Through:

Mr. Sanjeev Bhandari, ASC for the State with Mr. Arjit Sharma and Ms.

Sakshi Jha, Advs. along with SI Monika.

Ms. Harpreet Kalsi, Mr Vashisht Rao, Ms Amisha P Dash, Mr Abhiyant Singh and Mr Mayank Tyagi, Advs.

for CBI.

CORAM:

HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA

O R D E R

% 28.04.2026 CRL.M.A. 13167/2026 (exemption) 1.

Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

2.

Application stands disposed of.

W.P.(CRL) 1373/2026 3.

By way of the present writ petition, the petitioner seeks the following relief:- "i. Issue a writ of mandamus under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, read with Section 528 of the BNSS, 2023, directing the RESPONDENTS/State to provide immediate and adequate protection to 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 29/04/2026 at 14:56:08

the Petitioner, in pursuance of FIR No.RC0032024A0041, registered under Section 61(2) of the BNSS, 2023, and Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, where the Petitioner is both the informer and a vital witness."

4.

Issue notice. The learned counsels accept notice on behalf of the respondents.

5.

The petitioner is a witness in the present case. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner states that the petitioner is being threatened by respondent no. 2.

6.

In these circumstances, it is directed that the Witness Protection Committee of Rouse Avenue Court, upon moving an application by the petitioner for protection of witness, will decide the application within a period of one week, in accordance with law.

7.

With these directions, the writ petition stands disposed of. 8.

Order dasti under the signatures of the Court Master. 9.

The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J APRIL 28, 2026/A/AP 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 29/04/2026 at 14:56:08