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2021 Supreme(Del) 2063

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
Suresh Kumar Kait, J.
Sushant Muttreja & Anr. - Appellants
Versus
State - Respondent
BAIL APPLN. 1133/2019 & Crl.M.A. 16923/2020, BAIL APPLN. 1134/2019 & Crl.M.A. 16933/2020, BAIL APPLN. 1138/2019 & Crl.M.A. 6307/2020 & 16937-38/2020 and BAIL APPLN. 1139/2019 & Crl.M.A. 6308/2020 & 16935-36/2020
Decided On : 06-04-2021

Advocates appeared:
Mr.Rajiv Mohan, Advocate, for the Appellant; Mr. Amit Chadha, Additional Public Prosecutor for State with Inspector Suresh Chand & Inspector Jitender Singh, EOW. Mr.Kalyan Dutt, Advocate for Cosmic Victim Association. Mr.Alok Kumar Aggarwal, Ms.Anushruti & Mr.Simran Arora, Advocates with Mr.Aashish Bhutani, CMD of M/s. Good Living Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd., for the Respondent

The court emphasized the importance of fulfilling obligations, preventing misappropriation of funds, and ensuring genuine efforts for project revival in economic offences cases.

Headnote:

Bail Application - Economic Offences - FIR No. 47/2016, 35/2016, 46/2016, 36/2016, 108/2017 - The court discussed the allegations and legal provisions related to the accused company's fraudulent activities, misappropriation of funds, and failure to complete projects, leading to various litigations and appointment of official liquidator. The court considered the petitioners' efforts for revival and arrangement of funds, but ultimately denied further extension of interim bail.

Fact of the Case:

The petitioners, ex-Directors of M/S Cosmic Structures Ltd., filed bail applications for multiple FIRs related to fraudulent activities, misappropriation of funds, and failure to complete projects. They sought interim bail for various durations to work on revival and arrangement of funds.

Finding of the Court:

The court found a huge delay in project completion and breach of obligations, resulting in various litigations. It noted the appointment of official liquidator and the petitioners' failure to convince the court about their proposed revival scheme. The court denied further extension of interim bail and directed the petitioners to surrender within three days.

Issues: Delay in project completion, breach of obligations, misappropriation of funds, appointment of official liquidator, petitioners' proposed revival scheme, and extension of interim bail.

Ratio Decidendi: The court considered the petitioners' efforts for revival and arrangement of funds but ultimately denied further extension of interim bail due to the delay in project completion, breach of obligations, and lack of convincing proposal for revival.

Final Decision: The court denied further extension of interim bail and directed the petitioners to surrender within three days.

JUDGMENT

Suresh Kumar Kait, J. - The above captioned first four petitions [Bail Appln.1133; 1134; 1138; 1139 of 2019] and sixth petition [Bail Appln.4191/2020] have been filed by petitioners- Sushant Muttreja and Nishant Muttreja. The above captioned fifth petition [Bail Appln.4121/2020] has been filed by petitioner -Nishant Muttreja. Both the petitioners- Sushant Muttreja and Nishant Muttreja are sons of late Subhash Muttreja and are ex-Directors of M/S Cosmic Structures Ltd.

2. Bail Appln. 1133/2019, pertains to FIR No. 47/2016, Bail Appln. 1134/2019 pertains to FIR No. 35/2016; Bail Appln. 1138/2019 pertains to FIR No. 46/2016 and Bail Appln. 1139/2019 pertains to FIR No. 36/2016, registered at Economic Offences Wing, New Delhi and by these petitions, petitioner-Sushant Muttreja is seeking interim bail for 06 months.

3. Bail Appln. No. 4191/2020 & Bail Appln.4121/2020 pertain to FIR No. 108/2017, registered at Economic Offences Wing, New Delhi and by these petitions, petitioner-Sushant Muttreja and Nishant Muttreja are seeking interim bail for 12 months.

4. The brief background of the case, as mentioned in Bail Appln. 1133/2019, pertaining to FIR No. 47/2016, are that the accused company-M/S Cosmic Structures Ltd was incorporated in the year 2011 and purchased 100% shares of M/S Splendor Info Park Pvt. Ltd. in the year 2014, to which Plot No 15, Sector KP V, Greater Noida, U.P. was allotted. It proposed to construct the commercial space IT/ ITES fully furnished office space for unit bearing No. A -187 measuring 201 Sq. ft in tower and shop space complex. Further the accused company proposed to construct three towers up to 11th floors and one mall with four shops as commercial and five floors as studio apartments for residence, three towers up to 11th floors and one mall with four shops as commercial and five floors as studio apartments for residence. In each tower it proposed to construct 1500 (approximately) dwelling units comprising of virtual space, lockable space, furnished units, fully furnished spaces, office spaces at the project sites. Besides this the company also proposed to construct 50 shops at each floors and 50 studio apartments on each floor. Besides this ground floor of each tower had various service units like restaurants, food courts, exhibition centre, medical centers, club, gym, banks, ATMs etc.

5. The allegations levelled FIR No. 35/2016 i.e. in Bail Appln. 1134/2019 are that in the year 2012, accused-company i.e. M/S Cosmic Structures Ltd purchased 100% shares of M/S Amplex Technologies Pvt. Ltd. to which the project land at Plot No. 10, Tech Zone, Yamuna Express Way, Greater Noida, U.P, was allotted. Thereafter, it proposed to construct commercial space unfurnished divided unit bearing No. E- 101, measuring 1075 sq. ft in Tower -III on the first floor. Further it proposed to construct three towers up to 11th floor, one mall with four shops as commercial and five floors as studio apartments for residence. In each tower, it proposed to construct 1500 (approximately) dwelling units comprising of virtual space, lockable space, unfurnished units, fully furnished spaces, office spaces at the project sites. Besides this the company also proposed to construct 50 shops at each floors and 50 studio apartments on each floor. Besides this ground floor of each tower had various service units like restaurants, food courts, exhibition centre, medical centers, club, gym, banks, ATMs etc.

6. The allegations in FIR No. 46/2016, i.e. Bail Appln. 1138/2019 are that the accused company entered into an agreement dated 16.04.2013 with M/s Surya Jyoti Software Pvt. Ltd for transferring the share holding for the consideration of Rs 42 Crores to which the project namely COSMIC Corporate Park 154, Plot No. 1, Sector 154, Noida, U.P. was allotted. Thereafter, it proposed to construct the commercial space No. A-I-0125VBI-1297, measuring 210 Sq. Ft. lockable furnished space in Tower-I on the first floor at CCP- 154, Noida, U.P. Further

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