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SWARANA KANTA SHARMA
Vinay Gupta – Appellant
Versus
State of NCT of Delhi – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Swarana Kanta Sharma, J.
1. The petitioner has filed the present petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India read with Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (“Cr.P.C.”) seeking setting aside of the impugned order dated 20.09.2022 passed by learned Principal and Sessions Judge (South), New Delhi in C.R. No. 270/2022 wherein, the order dated 01.06.2022, passed by learned Metropolitan Magistrate 04 (South) Saket Court, New Delhi in C.R. Case No. 3036/2018, relating to FIR No. 140/2017 registered at Police Station Sangam Vihar, has been upheld.
2. The brief facts of the case are that on 26.03.2017, petitioner no.1, i.e., Vinay Gupta, along with petitioner no.2, i.e., Satish Gupta and petitioner no.3, i.e., Aman Gupta, had gone to meet some acquaintances at around 7:30 pm, in C Block at Sehrawat Gas Agency, New Delhi where a person namely, Pawan Bhure along with six–seven persons including respondent no.2, i.e., Narender and respondent no. 3, i.e., Sumit Kumar surrounded the present petitioners and threatened them stating that they shall not allow any political campaign in the area. The petitioners herein asked respondent nos. 2 & 3 to leave them alone,
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