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Gulshan Kumar v. Delhi Police — CIC 2023
Central Information Commission · 2023-08-25 · CIC File No. IK/59185493
Dealt with an RTI for police records — FIR / case-diary / complaint status.
Case details
| Court | Central Information Commission |
|---|---|
| Decided | 2023-08-25 |
| Citation | CIC File No. IK/59185493 |
| Bench | C, I, C, , S, i, n, g, l, e, , B, e, n, c, h |
| Petitioner | Gulshan Kumar |
| Respondent | Delhi Police |
| RTI Act sections | §8(1)(h) |
| Outcome | partly allowed |
Outcome
Dealt with an RTI for police records — FIR / case-diary / complaint status.
Ratio decidendi
FIR is public once registered; case diaries attract §8(1)(h) during investigation; closed matters disclose.
Keywords
delhi, police
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