A legal affairs head of the Citizens for Justice and Peace has approached Delhi’s Saket Court seeking an FIR against police personnel, alleging that she was unlawfully prevented from travelling to a protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and was threatened with detention outside her home.
Ratna Singh filed the application before Saket Court Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Abhinav Pandey, according to a report by Jagran. The application seeks criminal action against the police personnel involved. The supplied report does not state that the court has ordered registration of an FIR.
Singh alleged that police officers came to her residence in the morning but told people there that she was not present. When she asked whether they had an official notice, she said the officers did not produce one and instead told her that they had received orders from “above” to take her into custody.
According to the allegations cited in the application, the officers repeatedly asked Singh to step out of her car and attempted to detain her at her residence. She further alleged that she was unlawfully detained on the road. The report does not include a response from the Delhi Police to these claims.
The application relates to Singh’s attempt to join a protest involving two fellow lawyers and directed towards the Supreme Court. It states that she was stopped outside her home and not allowed to move. Two cars allegedly blocked her vehicle, while police personnel stood outside its doors.
A video circulating on social media reportedly shows Singh speaking through a video call from inside her car. The existence and content of the video are described in the source report; the supplied material does not provide independent verification of the recording or identify the officers shown in it.
The case places the legality of preventive restraint and detention at the centre of the court proceedings. Police may restrict movement in specific circumstances, but the report does not provide the legal basis cited by the officers, any written order, or details of a formal detention record. Those questions are expected to be examined through Singh’s application before the Saket Court.
The immediate development is therefore the filing of the application, not the registration of a criminal case. The next formal step will depend on the court’s consideration of the plea and any response sought from the police.
