Ashraf Zaeem Anwar @ Ashraful Hoque v. Devesh Kumar

$~35 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CONT.CAS(C) 154/2025 ASHRAF ZAEEM ANWAR @ ASHRAFUL HOQUE .....Petitioner Through:

Ms. Deepti Verma, Ms. Sowmya China, Mr. Rishabh Rai and Ms.

Hitanshi, Advocates.

versus DEVESH KUMAR .....Respondent Through:

Mr. Atul Guleria, SPP for the CBI with Mr. Aryan Rakesh and Mr. Prashant Upadhyay, Advocates.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT SHARMA

O R D E R

% 06.08.2025 1.

This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. 2.

The present petition under Section 12 read with Section 2(b) of the Contempt of Court Act, 1971 read with Article 215 of the Constitution of India seeks the following prayers:

"a. Allow the petition and initiate contempt proceedings against the Contemnor/ Respondent for not complying with the directions issued vide order dated 07.02.2018 passed by this Hon'ble Court in W.P (C) in 7608 of 2017, and/or;

b. Issue appropriate direction/order to initiate disciplinary proceeding against the Respondent/Contemnor for violation of the Standing Order bearing no. 109 of 2020 dated 04.06.2020 issued by Delhi Police.

c. Issue appropriate direction/order to stay the effect and operation of the impugned Notices dated 14.08.2024, 09.12.2024, 20.12.2024 and 21.12.2024 till the pendency of the present contempt proceedings, and/or;

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d. Pass any other relief or Order that this Hon'ble Court may deem fit or proper on merits in this case and in interest of justice." 3.

Learned SPP appearing on behalf of the respondent, on advance notice, submits that the subject FIR in the present petition is registered at ACB, Lucknow and the impugned notice was issued on the behalf of the said branch. 4.

In view of the above, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks leave to withdraw the present petition with liberty to initiate appropriate proceedings in accordance with law before the Court of competent jurisdiction. 5.

Leave and liberty granted.

6.

The present petition is dismissed as withdrawn and disposed of accordingly.

7.

Pending application(s), if any, also stands disposed of. AMIT SHARMA, J AUGUST 6, 2025/bsr/yg 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 12/08/2025 at 12:31:28