Interim Order 3

Order Details: COPY OF ORDER
Pdf Text: CNR No. DLCT11-001067-2025
CC No. 33/2025
FIR No. 09/2021
PS : ACB
State Vs Ravinder Singh Mehra & Anr.
23.12.2025
Present : Sh. Ravindra Kumar, Ld. Chief PP for State.
IO/Insp. Krishan Kumar is not present.
1) Written request of IO/Insp. Krishan Kumar has been received,
stating therein that he alongwith his family members, has gone
on LTC to Tamilnadu w.e.f. 15.12.2025 to 26.12.2025. For the
reason stated therein, the IO concerned is personally exempted
for today.
2) Supplementary Chargesheet has already been received on
10.12.2025. Same is directed to be tagged with the main
Chargesheet.
3) Submissions heard on the point of taking cognizance in the light
of the material available on record.
4) In brief, it is the case of prosecution that the complainant Sh.
Himanshu Malik had approached ACB, GNCT of Delhi, Delhi,
with a written complaint dated 25.08.2021 regarding demand of
bribe of Rs.50,000/- by one Ravinder Singh Mehra (accused
no.1 herein), the then Executive Magistrate of Covid Team,
South-East District, Delhi and Sh. Imran Khan (accused no. 2
herein), the then Civil Defence Volunteer, Covid Team, SDM
Office, Defence Colony, Delhi. In the said complaint, it was
alleged that both the accused persons were deployed for
Covid-19 Prosecution Team and were threatening the
complainant and other Spa owners for giving monthly at the
rate of Rs. One Lac each, failing which, they would seal their
premises on the ground of violating Covid norms. On being
aggrieved from the demand of bribe, the complainant was
compelled to lodge the said complaint.
5) On the basis of said complaint, which was marked to Insp.
Kailash Chand of ACB, a raiding team was constituted and raid
was conducted on 25.08.2021 in the presence of panch witness
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namely Sh. Gaurav Kumar S/o Sh. Raj Kumar, who was posted
as Junior Assistant (LDC) in Directorate of Information and
Publicity, GNCT of Delhi, Delhi. Both the accused persons
were caught red-handed while demanding and accepting illegal
gratification of Rs.50,000/- from the complainant. As per
further case of prosecution, the accused persons flushed the
bribe money in the bathroom attached to the room of concerned
hotel, where they had called the complainant to receive such
illegal gratification. However, the members of the raiding team
managed to save Rs.25,000/- which was allegedly flushed out
by accused Ravinder Singh Mehra, whereas, the remaining
amount of Rs.25,000/- had already been flushed out by accused
Imran Khan.
6) Thereafter, post-raid proceedings were conducted, during
which, colourless solution of sodium carbonate with water, was
prepared in clean glass, in which accused Imran Khan washed
his hands and colour of said solution turned into pink colour
and relevant proceedings like transfer of said solution into two
clean glass bottles; preparation of its pullanda and sealing the
same with the seal of ‘KC’ by Insp. Kailash Chand took
place.Likewise,colourless solution of sodium carbonate with
water was prepared in a clean glass tumbler, in which left side
pocket of wearing shirt of accused Ravinder Singh Mehra was
washed and colour of said solution turned into pink colour and
same was also transferred into two clean glass bottles and
similar proceedings were also carried out in that regard.
7) On the basis of written complaint of the complainant, and the
raid report of Insp. Kailash Chand, the FIR in question came to
be registered against both the accused in respect of offences u/s
7 and 7A of PC Act as amended by the Act of 2018, read with
Section 120B/201 IPC and the investigation was entrusted to
Insp. Brijesh Kumar Mishra.
8) During investigation, both the accused persons were arrested;
statement u/s 164 Cr.P.C. of complainant Sh. Himanshu Malik
was got recorded before the concerned Court; and the
statements u/s 161 Cr.P.C. of relevant witnesses, including those
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of Sh. Rohit Kumar (owner of JPM Town House Hotel) and Sh.
Vinod Kumar S/o Sh. Bhagwan Sahay (who was also running a
Spa Centre in the same vicinity), were recorded. The relevant
exhibits of both hand wash and shirt of accused Imran Khan
and Ravinder Singh Mehra, were sent to FSL and after
examination thereof, FSL result was received wherein relevant
exhibits were found to contain phenolphthalein and sodium
carbonate.
9) It is submitted by Ld. Chief PP for State that accused Imran
Khan was appointed as Civil Defence Volunteer (CDV), vide
Order no. 98/CD/SE dated 25.06.2016 and he was posted in
District Disaster Management Authority, South-East District, as
Civil Defence Volunteer and was in Covid Team at SDM
Office, Defence Colony, Delhi, and thus, he had performed
‘
public duty’ within the meaning of Section 2(c)(viii) of the
POC Act, 1988.Thus, it is contended that said accused falls
within the definition of term “
public servant’ as he also held an
office by virtue of which he was authorized or required to
perform public duty and such duty means a duty in the
discharge of which the State, the public or the community at
large has an interest. Ld. Chief PP for State has further
submitted that accused Imran Khan was also drawing salary
directly from the Government Exchequer for the duty
performed by him.
10) As regards, accused Ravinder Singh Mehra, Ld. Chief PP has
submitted that accused Ravinder Singh Mehra was appointed as
an Office Attendant on 17.02.1998 and was working as Semi-
Professional Assistant (SPA) in library in Keshav
Mahavidyalaya, University of Delhi, Pitampura, Delhi and he
was deputed as an Executive Magistrate in the Enforcement
Team of South-East District, Delhi, for Covid-19 Prosecution
Team, by the order of ADM (South-East), vide Order no.
1/302/DM/SE/2020/COVID-19/561-565 dated 29.03.2020.
11) Ld. Chief PP has further submitted that requisite sanctions as
envisaged u/s 19 POC Act against both the accused persons
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have already been accorded by their respective Competent
Authority and same are also filed alongwith the chargesheet.
12) Having considered the submissions made by Ld. Chief PP for
State and keeping in view the overall facts and circumstances of
the present case, as noted hereinabove and the material,
including seizure memo of illegal gratification amount of
Rs.25,000/- at the instance of accused Ravinder Singh Mehra,
FSL results, statements u/s 161 Cr.P.C. of the witnesses, more
particularly those of Sh. Himanshu Malik, Sh. Rohit Kumar and
Sh. Vinod Kumar, statement u/s 164 Cr.P.C. of the complainant
and the prosecution sanctions u/s 19 of P.C. Act granted against
both these accused persons by their respective Competent
Authority, the Court is satisfied that there is sufficient material
available on record, disclosing commission of offences u/s 7 of
POC Act, as amended by the Amendment Act of 2018, read
with Section 120B IPC and Section 201 IPC against both these
accused persons. Accordingly, cognizance is taken in respect of
said offences.
13) Let both the accused persons namely Ravinder Singh Mehra
and Imran Khan be summoned for next date of hearing.
14) Put up on 24.01.2026 for appearance of accused persons.
(Vidya Prakash)
Special Judge, PC Act (ACB)-01
RACC, New Delhi.
23.12.2025(a)
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