$~40 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(CRL) 3640/2024 DEEPAK ANAND MASIH .....Petitioner Through:

versus STATE OF GNCTD DELHI AND ORS.

.....Respondent Through: Mr. Sanjeev Bhandari, ASC for State.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA

O R D E R

% 12.11.2025

1. A Writ Petition under Article 226 of Constitution of India read with Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 has been filed on behalf of the Petitioner for directions to the Respondents as may be appropriate in the facts and circumstances of this case.

2. The prayers made are as under :

“(a) Direct the DCP to provide security to the petitioner with the immediate effect upon petitioner's cost in the interest of justice;

(b) Transfer the investigation of the complaints of the petitioner to District Unit of Distt South-East Police and may kindly monitor the investigation;

(c) Direct the SP, ACB, CBI to investigate the corrupt collusion between police & accused persons;

(d) Direct the District Manager, BSES to provide electricity connection to the petitioner on urgent basis;

(e) Any other or further order/relief which this Hon'ble Court may deem fit, just and proper In the facts and circumstances of the above said case may kindly be passed in favour of the petitioner.”

3. The brief facts as narrated in the Petition are that the Petitioner was a practicing lawyer and a Member of Supreme Court Bar with a standing of more than 25 years and is a person of credible repute. He had been appointed Duty Counsel/LC (Defence/Victim Unit) in International Criminal Court, Hague, Netherlands w.e.f June, 2017. Due to his professional position, he is exposed to highest level of threats and risk perceptions.

4. The Accused persons are Realtors and Massage Parlor business persons, who run a sham Company which engages into all sorts of illegal activities. They had been extending serious threats to the Petitioner of getting him killed and getting his daughter abducted, raped and killed. Twice, they made pre-meditated forceful entry into Petitioner’s house after full preparation, to cause grievous harm to the Petitioner and his family members; firstly, on 10.11.2024 and secondly, on 16.11.2024. He immediately reported to local Police/SHO, Amar Colony, Lajpat Nagar, concerned DCP and LG of NCT of Delhi through Principal Secretary, but no action was taken. These incidents have been duly recorded in CCTV Camera and video recording has been given to the Police and the DCP concerned.

5. Due to the complex nature of the Petitioner’s working and some security concerns in view of his profession involvement in the ongoing cases like “Ukraine-Russia situation”, “Palestine-Israel situation”, the Petitioner took one Unit from the accused persons on rent @ Rs.75,000/- per month + Rs.3500/- towards maintenance in House No.E-334, First Floor, East of Kailash, New Delhi in January, 2024 where he lived alone periodically as half of the time, he was away.

6. Though the Accused had been harassing the Petitioner since beginning on petty issues, the Petitioner has been paying rent/all dues on time, ignoring that “nothing in the Unit worked properly”. His Unit does not have the Regular Electricity Meter since beginning, causing extreme distress. Despite repeated requests and repeated assurances by the Accused persons, there is no regular electricity meter provided to him till date resulting in his filing a Complaint dated 31.08.2024 and initiating damage proceedings against the Respondents. The Accused have also converted some part of the building into commercial use even though it is a residential building.

7. In September, 2024 a two room Unit has been let out to a hospital, which runs a dormitory and around 20 people sleep/stay there on shift basis causing acute shortage of water in the entire building. The Petitioner raised objection on it. Apparently, infuriated by Petitioner’s steps, the Accused persons indulged into acts as stated herein above. The local Police is colluding with the