Overview
- ACJM Neha Mittal at Rouse Avenue dismissed an application seeking a police FIR and, in an order dated March 30, directed the complainant to pay ₹20,000.
- The judge quoted a paragraph filled with jumbled phrases that she said suggested technical or AI drafting and said it wasted judicial time.
- The court ruled the plea non-maintainable, outside its jurisdiction, and not disclosing a cognizable offence, citing failure to follow required steps before seeking a court-ordered FIR.
- The complainant, Punam Pandey, had alleged death threats and claimed local police took a ₹50 lakh bribe from the named accused, but the court did not test these claims on merits.
- The order echoed recent Supreme Court warnings about AI-generated filings and noted that a magistrate cannot direct investigations under the Prevention of Corruption Act, which fall to a Special Judge.