DINESH KUMAR SHARMA
Rajender Singh – Appellant
Versus
State (NCT of Delhi) Through Sho Chhawla – Respondent
JUDGMENT
Dinesh Kumar Sharma, J. (Oral)
CRL.M.A. 387/2023
Exemption allowed subject to just exceptions.
CRL.M.C. 94/2023
1. The present petition has been filed seeking quashing of case FIR No. 182/2017 under Sections 420/468/471/34 IPC registered at PS Chhawala, South-West Delhi.
2. The present FIR was lodged on the statement of complainant Vijay Kumari W/o Shri Rajender Singh alleging therein that on 18.06.2015 Rajender Singh has executed a registered gift deed in her favour after which she became the sole owner of the property. However, the complainant came to know that on 28.09.2016 that her late daughter Smt. Muklesh in conspiracy with Sh. Rajender Singh (husband of the complainant) got the gift deed executed in her favour in respect of 6 Biswas Khasra No. 25/26(0-05), 27(0-01) village Daulatpur Tehsil Kapashera. The complainant has alleged that this property has also been subject matter of the registered gift deed executed in her favour.
3. During the course of investigation Smt. Muklesh died on 29.11.2016 and The FIR was lodged pursuant to an under Section 156(3) Cr.P.C. The charge-sheet was also filed. Learned MM on 03.03.2022 took cognizance of the offence under Section 420/
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