JUDGMENT

Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav, J. This petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Cr.P.C) is directed against the order dated 06.01.2014, by the learned Metropolitan Magistrate, Patiala House Courts, New Delhi, whereby, the order of summoning has been passed against the petitioners for commission of offence punishable under Sections 405/420 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (in short `IPC').

2. The facts of the case are that the respondent No.2/complainant filed a complaint under Section 200 of the Cr.P.C. against the petitioners and one Sita Ram Pandey for commission of offences under Sections 405/406/420/120B of the IPC. As per the complaint, the main allegation against the accused, therein, was of deceiving the complainant in paying a sum of Rs.5.0 Lakh by giving false assurance of providing him built-up house/flat when his intention from the very beginning was to cheat and defraud innocent depositors like the complainant. The complainant filed an application under Section 156 (3) of the Cr.P.C. for direction to the concerned police to register an FIR. On 27.01.2010, the SHO of the concerned police station filed a status report stating therein variou