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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 13^th December, 2024 Date of decision:28^th January, 2025 + W.P.(CRL) 2475/2015 & CRL.M.A. 33269/2024 KIRAN SINGH .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Saurabh Prakash, Mr. Utsav Jain and Mr. Anant Aditya Patro Advs.

versus NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Dayan Krishnan, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Rajesh Mahajan, SPP for R-3 with Insp. Chandan, Anil Soni for MHA CORAM:

JUSTICE PRATHIBA M. SINGH JUSTICE AMIT SHARMA

JUDGMENT

Prathiba M. Singh, J.

1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode.

Background

2. The present case relates to an alleged fake encounter by the Special Cell of the Delhi Police that took place on the night of 5^th May, 2006, where five members of the Ayub/Aslam gang died and the 6^th member is stated to have escaped into the darkness. It is averred that the gang was involved in more than 70 cases of murder, attempt to murder, dacoity, robbery, rape etc. The name of the five members are Ayub, Sanjay, Shehzad/Babu, Aslam and Manoj.

Brief Facts

3. The present petition has been filed by the Petitioner-Kiran Singh, father of Late Manoj, who lost his life in the alleged fake encounter. According to th