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Parmod Gupta vs State & Anr
2024 Latest Caselaw 1822 Del

Citation : 2024 Latest Caselaw 1822 Del
Judgement Date : 29 February, 2024

Delhi High Court

Parmod Gupta vs State & Anr on 29 February, 2024

Author: Sudhir Kumar Jain

Bench: Sudhir Kumar Jain

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                          *      IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

                          %                                        Reserved on: February 14, 2024
                                                                   Decided on: February 29, 2024

                          +      CRL.M.C. 902/2019 & CRL.M.A. 3604/2019

                                 PURAN MAL GUPTA
                                                                                ..... Petitioner
                                                      Through:         Mr. J.K. Sharma, Advocate

                                                      V

                                 STATE & ANR
                                                                               ..... Respondents
                                                      Through:
                                                          Mr. Utkarsh, APP for
                                                          State/R-1 with SI Ramesh
                                                          Kumar, P.S. Lodhi Colony
                                                          Mr. Havish Katyal and
                                                          Mr.     Vardaan     Gupta,
                                                          Advocates for R-2
                          +      CRL.M.C. 1278/2019 & CRL.M.A. 5075/2019

                                 PARMOD GUPTA
                                                                                  ..... Petitioner
                                                      Through:         Mr. J.K. Sharma, Advocate
                                                                       with petitioner in person

                                                      V

                                 STATE & ANR                                      ..... Respondents
                                                      Through:         Mr. Utkarsh, APP for
                                                                       State/R-1 with SI Ramesh


Signature Not Verified
Digitally Signed
By:NIDHI
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14:56:48
                                                                    Kumar, P.S. Lodhi Colony
                                                                   Mr. Havish Katyal and
                                                                   Mr.    Vardaan      Gupta,
                                                                   Advocates for R-2.
                          CORAM
                          HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SUDHIR KUMAR JAIN

                          JUDGMENT

1. The present petitions are filed under section 482 of the Code of

Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as "the Code") for

quashing of the order dated 07.01.2019 (hereinafter referred to as

"the impugned order") passed by the court of Sh. Sandeep Yadav,

Additional Sessions Judge-02, South East, Saket (hereinafter referred

to as "the revisional court") in Criminal Revision bearing no

204830 / 2016 titled as Pradeep Sethi V State & others.

2. The factual background of the case is that Pradeep Sethi/the

respondent no 2 filed a complaint under section 156(3) of the Code

titled as Predeep Sethi V Puran Mal Gupta & others against Puran

Mal Gupta (petitioner in Crl. MC No. 902/2019 and hereinafter

referred to as "Puran Mal Gupta"), Pramod Gupta (petitioner in

Crl. MC No 1278/2019 and hereinafter referred to as "Pramod

Gupta"), Usha Rani (mother of the respondent no 2, Ravi Kant Sethi

and Rajinder Sethi (brothers of the respondent no 2) and Nafeez. The

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respondent no 2 alleged that the respondent no 2 was occupant of

shop cum residence bearing no 3, Main Market, Lodhi Colony, New

Delhi (hereinafter referred to as "the premise in question") which

was allotted to A. P. Sethi, father of the respondent no 2 as licensee.

Puran Mal Gupta and Pramod Gupta are in illegal possession of the

premise in question. The respondent no 2 on 21.02.2005 at about

08:00 am was asked by Sanjeev Kaushal, one of the relatives of the

respondent no 2 to visit the premise in question. The respondent no 2

immediately rushed to the premise in question and noticed hole in the

back door of the premise in question. Rajinder Kumar Sethi was

found standing near the stairs and Vipin Kaushal, one if the relatives

of Rajinder Sethi was bringing household articles from the first floor

to the ground floor. Nafeez, who was known to Ravi Kant Sethi and

Rajinder Sethi, was also found present there. The respondent no 2

came back to his place. On 22.02.2005, the respondent no 2 along

with his wife went to the premise in question to conduct routine

business but he was restrained by the Usha Rani, Ravi Kant Sethi and

Rajinder Sethi to enter into premise in question as locks were put on

front and rear gates of the premise in question. The respondent no 2

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reported matter to the local police but the local police did not take

any action and also threatened the respondent no 2 to implicate in

false case. The respondent no 2 in evening of 28.02.2005 was

dispossessed from the premise in question by abovementioned

persons including Puran Mal Gupta and Pramod Gupta and they also

removed various articles which were lying in both floors of the

premise in question. The respondent no 2 also made complaints to

various authorities and subsequent reminders. The respondent no 2

being aggrieved filed the present complaint. The court of

Metropolitan Magistrate, South-East, Saket vide order dated

11.04.2008 directed concerned SHO to register FIR against proposed

accused by observing that cognizable offences are made out against

the proposed accused. Accordingly FIR bearing no 0099/2008 was

got registered at police station Lodhi Colony under section 379 IPC.

The charge sheet after completion of investigation was filed against

Puran Mal Gupta and Pramod Gupta for offences punishable under

sections 380/120B/448 IPC. However no sufficient incriminating

material could be collected against Usha Rani, Rani Kant Sethi,

Rajinder Kumar Sethi and Nafeez.

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3. The court of Sh. Ravindra Kumar Pandey, Metropolitan

Magistrate-01, South-East, Saket (hereinafter referred to as "the

trial court") vide order on charge dated 16.07.2016 discharged

Puran Mal Gupta and Pramod Gupta for the offences punishable

under sections 380/120B/448 IPC.

4. The respondent no 2 being aggrieved from order on charge dated

16.07.2016 filed criminal revision bearing no 204830/16 titled as

Pramod Sethi V State & others which was decided by the

revisional court and the revisional court vide impugned order set

aside order on charge dated 16.07.2016. The relevant portion of the

impugned order is verbatim reproduced as under:-

9. Both the respondents were discharged U/s. 448 IPC on the premise that at the time of incident Smt. Usha Rani was licencee of the premises and she was having authority to sub-licence the premises; the petitioner was not the licence holder of the premises, so even if both the respondents occupied the premises at the instance of Smt. Usha Rani, their occupation of the premises cannot be termed as criminal trespass as defined U/s. 441 IPC. There was no material before the Ld. MM-01 to come to the conclusion that Smt. Usha Rani being licencee had authority to sub-

licence the premises to the respondents. The crucial document in this regard is the information dated 09.04.2009 furnished by New Delhi Municipal Corporation to the SHO PS Lodhi Colony. As per this information the shop is still under the occupation of the respondents and their case for revocation of licence/allotment and transfer is still pending

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with NDMC considering the status-quo orders as well as the pending litigation. SHO PS Lodhi Colony was further informed by NDMC through this letter that the present occupants will continue to be deemed as unauthorized occupant till their pending request is finalized. The information provided in the letter dated 9.42009 by the NDMC to the SHO PS Lodhi Colony was sufficient to frame the charge U/s 448 IPG against the respondents. The witnesses namely Rajeev Mittal and Vinod Kumar Goel were examined during the investigation have stated that the petitioner has been practicing astrology from shop No.3, Main Market, Lodhi Colony. The factual position is on today is that the petitioner is not in possession of the said shop, hence the respondents who are in unauthorized possession of the shop bearing No. 3, Main Market, Lodhi Colony as per information provided by NDMC to SHO PS Lodhi Colony are liable to be charged U/s. 448 IPC.

10. However, there was no material before the Ld. Magistrate to frame the charge of conspiracy against the respondents. Accordingly, the impugned order dated 16.07.2016 is set aside and revision petition is disposed of with direction to the trial court to frame charge U/s. 448 IPC against both the respondents i.e. 2 & 3 namely Pooran Mal Gupta and Pramod Gupta. The trial court is further directed to frame charge U/s. 380 IPC against respondent No.3 Pramod Gupta only.

5. The petitioners Puran Mal Gupta and Pramod Gupta being

aggrieved by the impugned order filed the present petitions to

challenge the impugned order dated 07.01.2019. The Puran Mal

Gupta and Pramod Gupta pleaded that A.P. Sethi, father of the

respondent no 2 was allotted premise in question on license by New

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Delhi Municipal Corporation (hereinafter referred to as "NDMC").

The premise in question was transferred in name of Usha Rani Sethi

(mother of the respondent no 2) after demise of A. P. Sethi. Usha

Rani Sethi on 16.09.2004 entered into a partnership vide partnership

deed with Puran Mal Gupta and Pramod Gupta and partnership firm

was substituted in the records of NDMC. Usha Rani Sethi in

December 2004 resigned from the partnership and intimation of the

dissolution was given to the concerned authority. Puran Mal Gupta

and Pramod Gupta challenged impugned order primarily on the

grounds that the revisional court has failed to appreciate that

regularizing of the allotment of the premise in question in favour of

Puran Mal Gupta and Pramod Gupta is still pending before the

NDMC. NDMC opined Puran Mal Gupta and Pramod Gupta to be

unauthorized occupants in the premise in question till the disposal of

application for regularisation of the premise in question. Puran Mal

Gupta and Pramod Gupta were brought into the premise in question

by Usha Rani Sethi who was admittedly the licensee in respect of the

premise in question. A civil dispute is pending between the

concerned parties in respect of premise in question. The revisional

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court did not appreciate the distinction between an unauthorized

occupant whose possession is capable of being regularized and a

person who commits the offence of criminal trespass. The impugned

order was passed in mechanical manner while misinterpreting the

documents filed along with the charge sheet. Puran Mal Gupta and

Pramod Gupta were treated unequally as the family of the respondent

no 2 were not summoned. The respondent no 2 did not have any

locus standi to file the present complaint. Usha Rani Sethi who was

having possessory rights over the premise in question by virtue of

license from the NDMC allowed Puran Mal Gupta and Pramod

Gupta to use the premise in question. The respondent no 2 never

resided in the premise in question. Puran Mal Gupta and Pramod

Gupta prayed that the impugned order be set aside.

6. The respondent no 1/State filed the Status Report wherein stated

that it was revealed during investigation that the premise in question

is a licensee shop allotted in the name of Usha Rani Sethi who is

stated to be mother of the respondent no 2. The respondent no 2 was

practicing astrology from the premise in question till the premise in

question was unauthorized occupied by Puran Mal Gupta and Pramod

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Gupta. NDMC termed Puran Mal Gupta and Pramod Gupta as

unauthorised occupants in respect of the premise in question. No

sufficient incriminating material could be collected during

investigation against Rajinder Sethi, Ravi Kant Sethi, Usha Rani

Sethi and Nafees.

6.1 NDMC in reply to queries in FIR no 0099/2008 vide letter D-

1012/Estate dated 09.04.2009 regarding legal status of

ownership/possession in respect of the premise in question responded

that the premise in question was allotted to Anand Prakash

Sethi (A. P. Sethi) on 14.11.1952 vide Resolution no 156 dated

08.10.1952 for running doctor clinic. The premise in question after

death of Anand Prahash Sethi was allotted to Usha Rani Sethi on

30.03.1966 on legal heir basis as per Reso. No. 53 dated 14.10.1966.

Usha Rani Sethi entered into partnership deed with Puran Mal Gupta

and Pramod Gupta on 16.09.2004 which was subsequently dissolved

on 29.12.2004. The orders of cancellation were issued on 07.11.2005

due to carrying out certain types of work. The premise in question is

still occupied by Puran Mal Gupta and Pramod Gupta. The case for

revocation of licence/allotment is still pending with NDMC. It was

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also informed that NOC of Rajinder Sethi dated 14.06.1966 in favour

of Usha Rani Sethi was also submitted and thereafter Usha Rani Sethi

also submitted NOC dated 29.12.2004 in favour of Puran Mal Gupta

and Pramod Gupta. It was further submitted that the premise in

question is still in possession of Puran Mal Gupta and Pramod Gupta.

6.2 The respondent no1/State filed Status Report in the court of Sh.

Sanjeev Kumar, Patiala House Courts wherein stated that it was

revealed during investigation that the respondent no 2 used to reside

in the premise in question along with wife, mother and brother till

December, 1999 and thereafter moved to house of Rajinder Sethi on

rent agreement but left some of the articles in the premise in question.

It was also revealed during investigation of Rajinder Kumar Sethi

that Usha Rani Sethi handed over possession of the premise in

dispute to Puran Mal Gupta and Pramod Gupta on 21.02.2005. The

respondent no 2 in complaint also mentioned about registration

number of two trucks which were allegedly used in commission of

theft. It was revealed from statement of truck owner that his truck

was hired for purpose of transportation of house hold goods and

articles from premise in question but driver of the truck who actually

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transported the goods could not be traced. The articles of the

respondent no 2 were stated to be lying in the premise in question

when Usha Rani Sethi and Rajinder Kumar Sethi disappeared from

the premise in question.

7. The respondent no 2 filed replies to the petitions filed by the

Puran Mal Gupta and Pramod Gupta. The respondent no 2 stated that

premise in question is actually owned by NDMC but was allotted to

his father as licensee in the year 1952 for running/operating medical

shop or activities related to medical facilities. The premise in

question was in actual physical possession of A.P. Sethi till his

demise. Usha Rani Sethi after demise of A. P. Sethi applied for

transfer of license in her favour on behalf of legal heirs of A. P. Sethi.

The premise in question cannot be sold and can only be transferred

by NDMC as per their bylaws. Usha Rani Sethi was not having right,

title or interest in the premise in question which can be transferred to

the Puran Mal Gupta and Pramod Gupta who made a fraudulent

transaction with Usha Rani Sethi in respect of premise in question

and had taken the possession from the respondent no 2 in illegal

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manner. NDMC already stated that Puran Mal Gupta and Pramod

Gupta are unauthorised occupants in the premise in question.

7.1 The respondent no 2 further stated that FIR bearing no 0099/2008

was got registered. Puran Mal Gupta and Pramod Gupta were found

to be guilty of forcibly removing the goods/article/belongings of the

respondent no 2 from the premise in question in active connivance of

Usha Rani Sethi and others. The revisional court has considered all

relevant facts at time of passing impugned order. Puran Mal Gupta

and Pramod Gupta had occupied the premise in question in illegal

manner after throwing out the respondent no 2 who was in actual

physical possession of the premise in question. NDMC did not allow

the transfer of the premise in question in any manner and cannot

permit change in use of premise in question. Puran Mal Gupta and

Pramod Gupta entered into partnership business with Usha Rani Sethi

on 16.09.2004 and subsequent dissolution deed dated 29.12.2004

clearly reflects the presence of the respondent no 2 in the premise in

question. The respondent no 2 also raised other contentions.

8. It is reflecting that the premise in question was allotted to A. P.

Sethi as a licensee in the year 1952 for medical activities who

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remained in the possession of the premise in question till his death.

Thereafter, the premise in question was transferred as a licencee in

favour of Usha Rani Sethi by NDMC. Usha Rani Sethi entered into a

partnership with Puran Mal Gupta and Pramod Gupta on 16.09.2004

and Usha Rani Sethi in the month of December, 2004 resigned from

the partnership and thereafter, Puran Mal Gupta and Pramod Gupta

became partners in the said partnership deed. Puran Mal Gupta and

Pramod Gupta are stated to be in possession of the premise in

question by virtue of partnership firm created on 16.09.2004. Puran

Mal Gupta and Pramod Gupta have not been granted licensee in

respect of the premise in question by NDMC and as per the NDMC

Puran Mal Gupta and Pramod Gupta are unauthorized occupants in

respect of the premise in question. The respondent no 2 is also

claiming his right, title and interest in respect of the premise in

question and a civil suit is also stated to be pending between the

concerned parties is respect of the premise in question. The

respondent no 2 claimed that on 28.02.2005, he was dispossessed

from the premise in question by Puran Mal Gupta, Pramod Gupta,

Usha Rani Sethi, Ravi Kant Sethi Rajinder Sethi and Nafees. On

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21.02.2005 his articles which were stated to be lying in the premise

in question were removed by the above said persons. The respondent

no 2 was stated to be doing astrology consultation in the premise in

dispute till December 1999 and thereafter, he moved to the house of

Rajinder Sethi on rent agreement. The possession of the premise in

question was stated to be delivered to Puran Mal Gupta and Pramod

Gupta on 21.02.2005. After conclusion of the investigation the

charge sheet was filed for the offences punishable under sections

448/380/120B IPC wherein Puran Mal Gupta and Pramod Gupta

were implicated as accused and Usha Rani Sethi, Ravi Kant Sethi,

Rajinder Sethi and Nafees were not charged for any offence.

9. The counsel for Puran Mal Gupta and Pramod Gupta argued that

no offence punishable under sections 448/380 IPC has been made out

against Puran Mal Gupta and Pramod Gupta and Puran Mal Gupta

and Pramod Gupta were put into possession in respect of the premise

in question by Usha Rani Sethi as reflected from the letter dated

09.04.2009 issued by NDMC. It is further argued that Usha Rani

Sethi who was the licensee is respect of the premise in question, has

put Puran Mal Gupta and Pramod Gupta in possession of the premise

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in dispute on the basis of partnership firm, and as such Puran Mal

Gupta and Pramod Gupta cannot be said to be the unauthorized

occupants. It is also the admitted case of NDMC that the premise in

question could not be regularized in favour of Puran Mal Gupta and

Pramod Gupta due to the ongoing litigation. There is also no

evidence that Puran Mal Gupta and Pramod Gupta have removed

articles of the respondent no 2 from the premise in question in the

five trucks. The revisional court has passed the non-speaking order as

no offence is made out against Puran Mal Gupta and Pramod Gupta.

The impugned order is liable to be set aside.

9.1 The Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondent no1/State

argued that, the prosecution is able to establish prima facie case

against Puran Mal Gupta and Pramod Gupta for offences under

sections 380/448 IPC. The impugned order was passed by the

revisional court after proper appreciation of the material collected

during evidence and cannot be set aside. The present petitions are

liable to be dismissed.

9.2 The counsel for the respondent no. 2 argued that the respondent

no. 2 was dispossessed from the premise in question on 28.02.2005

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by Puran Mal Gupta, Pramod Gupta, Usha Rani Sethi, Ravi Kant

Sethi and Rajender Kumar Sethi. The trial court has discharged Puran

Mal Gupta and Pramod Gupta for offences punishable under sections

380/448 IPC, however, the revisional court set aside the order passed

by the trial court on charge and directed for framing of the charges

for offences punishable under sections 380/448 IPC against Puran

Mal Gupta and Pramod Gupta. Usha Rani Sethi was not having any

right title or interest in the premise in question and as such she could

not have transferred any right, title or interest in favour of Puran Mal

Gupta and Pramod Gupta by virtue of partnership which is a sham

transaction. Puran Mal Gupta and Pramod Gupta as per NDMC are

unauthorized occupants in respect of the premise in question. The

respondent no. 2 was thrown out of the premise in question illegally

and by use of force. The premise in question was allotted to A. P.

Sethi only for running the medical activities and the premise in

question cannot be used for any other purpose and the petitions are

liable to be dismissed.

10. As mentioned hereinabove, Usha Rani Sethi became the license

holder in respect of the premise in question after the death of the

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original allotee as licensee i.e. A.P. Sethi. The respondent no. 2 was

one of the legal heirs of A. P. Sethi and was never allotted the

premise in question and his name was also never entered as a licensee

in the records of NDMC. Puran Mal Gupta and Pramod Gupta were

brought into the possession of the premise question by the lawful

allotee i.e. Usha Rani Sethi by virtie of the partnership deed dated

16.09.2004, it is also the stand of NDMC that Puran Mal Gupta and

Pramod Gupta are in possession of the premise in question although

as an unauthorized occupant as their name has not been recorded with

NDMC as lawful allottee. As per police investigation as referred

hereinabove, the respondent no 2 remained in occupation of the

premise in question till December, 1999 and thereafter, he shifted to

the house of Rajinder Sethi on rent agreement. There is no material

on record which can reflect that on the date of the alleged incident i.e.

28.02.2005 the respondent no. 2 was in actual physical possession,

use of the occupation of the premise in question. It may be true that

the some of the articles as detailed in the complaint made by the

respondent no. 2 were lying in the premise in question but there is no

evidence or material stated to have been collected during

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investigation that Puran Mal Gupta and Pramod Gupta have removed

those articles. It is for NDMC to take decision whether the premise in

question can be lawfully allotted in favour of Puran Mal Gupta and

Pramod Gupta according to the bylaws, rules and regulations.

10.1 The trial court has rightly observed in order on charge dated

16.07.2016 that on 28.02.2005, Puran Mal Gupta and Pramod Gupta

were not present at the spot and no recovery was affected at their

instance. The trail court has also rightly observed that there is no

evidence or material collected during the investigation that the

articles from the premise in question were loaded in trucks at the

instance of Puran Mal Gupta and Pramod Gupta. The trial court on

the basis of reasoning given in the order dated 16.07.2016 has rightly

observed that Puran Mal Gupta and Pramod Gupta were in

occupation of the premise in question at the instance of the lawful

allotee/licensee Usha Rani Sethi and as such it cannot be said that

they have criminally trespassed into the premise in question as per

section 441 IPC. The trial court as such rightly discharged Puran Mal

Gupta and Pramod Gupta for the offence punishable under sections

380/448 IPC.

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10.2 The revisional court was not justified in relying on the statement

of Nand Kishore recorded under section 161 of the Code to opine that

the prima facie case under section 380 IPC is made out against Puran

Mal Gupta and Pramod Gupta. The statement of Nand Kishore

recorded as under section 161 of the Code only reflects that Pramod

Gupta was present at the spot when the goods were allegedly

removed from the premise in question. Even otherwise also, mere

removal of the goods from one premise does not attract the offence

punishable under section 380 IPC. The revisional court was also not

justified while observing that there was no material before the trial

court to come to the conclusion that Usha Rani Sethi being the

licensee had the authority to sub licence the premise in question to

Puran Mal Gupta and Pramod Gupta. The issue whether Usha Rani

Sethi was having any authority to put Puran Mal Gupta and Pramod

Gupta in possession of the premise in question is to be considered by

the allotting authority i.e. NDMC and is not sufficient to charge

Puran Mal Gupta and Pramod Gupta for the offence punishable under

section 448 IPC. Puran Mal Gupta and Pramod Gupta as per the

NDMC may be an unauthorized occupant in respect of the premise in

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question but mere alleged unauthorized occupation is not sufficient to

constitute criminal trespass in respect of the premise in question.

There is a difference between unauthorized occupancy and criminal

trespass. The counsel for the petitioner justified in his arguments that

there is a difference between unauthorized occupant and criminal

trespassing. It is pertinent to mention that a civil suit is also stated to

be pending between the concerned parties in respect of the premise in

question. The revisional court was not justified in holding that Puran

Mal Gupta and Pramod Gupta are liable to be charged for offence

punishable under section 448 IPC. The arguments advanced by the

counsel for the respondent no 2 are without any legal and factual

basis.

10.3 In view of the above discussion, the impugned order cannot

sustain and is liable to be set aside. Accordingly, the impugned order

is set aside and Puran Mal Gupta and Pramod Gupta are discharged

for the offences punishable under sections 380/448 IPC. However, it

is made clear that nothing in this order shall affect the merit of the

civil suit stated to be pending between the parties (particulars no

mentioned in record.)

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11. The present petitions bearing no. CRL.M.C. 1278/2019 &

CRL.M.C. 902/2019 are accordingly allowed and pending

applications, if any, stand disposed of.

DR. SUDHIR KUMAR JAIN (JUDGE) FEBRUARY 29, 2024 SK/ABK

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