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+{{htmlmetatags>metatag-keywords=(§8(1)(h), Bhagat Singh, investigation, deemed refusal)
+metatag-description=(§81h applies only while investigation is live.)
+metatag-title=(Bhagat Singh v. Chief Information Commissioner — 2007 — RTI case law)}}
+====== Bhagat Singh v. Chief Information Commissioner ======
+**Bhagat Singh v. Chief Information Commissioner** (Delhi High Court, 2007-12-03) //WP (C) 3114/2007// is a ruling on the Right to Information Act, 2005 — Section 8(1)(h). §8(1)(h) applies only while investigation is live. Section 8(1)(h) of the RTI Act applies only when investigation is genuinely live AND disclosure would actually impede it.
+===== Holding =====
+§8(1)(h) applies only while investigation is live.
+===== Ratio =====
+Section 8(1)(h) of the RTI Act applies only when investigation is genuinely live AND disclosure would actually impede it. Once charge-sheet is filed under §173(2) CrPC or final report is filed, exemption ceases. Deemed refusal under §7(2) triggers full appellate jurisdiction.
+===== Section(s) applied =====
+  * Section 8(1)(h)
+===== Practitioner takeaway =====
+Investigation must be live + disclosure must impede; deemed refusal triggers full appellate jurisdiction.
+===== Citation =====
+  * **Citation:** WP (C) 3114/2007
+  * **Court:** Delhi High Court
+  * **Date:** 2007-12-03
+  * **Outcome:** allowed
+  * **Reporter / Cause-list:** WP (C) 3114/2007
+===== Related =====
+  * [[:cases:search|RTI Case-Law Search — full corpus]]
+  * [[:pio-faa-knowledge-base|PIO/FAA Knowledge Base]]
+  * [[:pio-supreme-court-rulings|10 landmark Supreme Court RTI rulings]]
+  * [[:pio-high-court-rulings|High Court RTI rulings]]
+  * [[:landmark-cic-decisions|Landmark CIC decisions]]
+  * [[:act|RTI Act, 2005 — full text]]
+//Last reviewed: 23 April 2026.// {{tag>rti case-law cases hc-del 2007}}

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