IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA
AJOY KUMAR MUKHERJEE
Vineeta Burman – Appellant
Versus
State of West Bengal – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
AJOY KUMAR MUKHERJEE, J.
1. Petitioners herein have sought for quashing of proceeding being GR case no. 670 of 2019 pending before learned ACJM, Siliguri, arising out of Siliguri Cyber Crime PS case No. 46 of 2019 under section 490/471/120B of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) read with section 66/66C of the information Technology (I.T.) Act, 2000. Simultaneously petitioners also prayed for quashing of other proceeding being GR case of 670 of 2019 presently pending before learned ACJM, Bidhannagore, arising out of Bidhannagore cyber crime PS case no. 75 of 2019 under sections 418/419/420/465/468/471/506/120B/34 of the IPC read with section 66/66C of the I.T. Act 2000. Though the facts alleged in both the cases are same but two Applications pertains to complaints lodge by two separate FIR maker stated to be erstwhile directors of company.
2. Petitioners’ case is that the petitioner no.1, 2 and 3 are the directors of Greenzenbio Pvt. Ltd. (in short company). In the said company petitioner no.1 is having 46.12% share-holding and petitioner no.2 is holding 43.65% share.
3. Their further contention is that the petitioner no.2 had come up with the idea of setting of the said company in
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