Use of Phrase ‘No Coercive Steps’ Does Not Imply Stay or Suspension of Investigation: Delhi High Court ‘

The Delhi High Court has made an important clarification that the mere use of the phrase “no coercive steps” or “no coercive measures” in a court order does not automatically imply a stay or suspension of an ongoing investigation. Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani observed that such phrases must be interpreted in the context of the facts and submissions made before the court, rather than being given any rigid or predetermined…