Ved Prakash & Ors vs State (Nct Of Delhi) & Anr

Case Significance

Ved Prakash & Ors vs State (Nct Of Delhi) & Anr is a Delhi High Court decision dated December 25, 2025 (citation: ik-128925716). The petitioners, co-legal heirs of Late Chunni Lal, challenged the summoning order in a private complaint alleging cheating and forgery in connection with mutation proceedings over agricultural land in Najafgarh, Delhi. The Court quashed the complaint finding that routine mutation paperwork cannot constitute a 'valuable security' under penal law, the notion of 'harm to mind' was unduly broad, and continuing prosecution would merely prolong a family succession dispute in the garb of criminal c The case was heard by Justice Sanjeev Narula. Counsel appearing: Hemant Mehla (counsel for respondent), Ishaan Jain (counsel for petitioner), Manoj Joshi (counsel for respondent), Ramesh Gupta (counsel for petitioner), Shailendra Singh (counsel for petitioner), Surya Pratap Singh (counsel for petitioner).