Mr. Ranjit Singh, J.: - Three Criminal Miscellaneous Petition Nos. M- 32104 of 2009, 26055 and 32395 of 2010 have been filed by M/s Sundaram Finance Limited, its Area Manager A.V. Narayanan and its Branch Manager of a Branch at Ludhiana respectively, seeking quashing of a criminal complaint No.37 of 9.8.2004 titled Raj Kumar and others Vs. Sundaram Finance Limited and the summoning order dated 20.10.2007, summoning the petitioner-Company alongwith three other co-accused for offences under Sections 379, 323 and 506 IPC.

2. M/s Sundaram Finance Limited is a public limited Company duly incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956 having a registered office at Chennai. The Company has Branches all over India with its Regional Office (North) at New Delhi and is a legal entity. It is a non-banking finance company carrying on business of hire-purchase/loan facility and leasing of vehicles, equipments, machinery. Respondent-complainant had approached Ludhiana Branch with a request for loan facility for purchase of Bajaj Tempo Trax 2002 model in the month of November 2002. Loan amount of Rs.2,70,000/- was advanced to Rohit Kumar (Respondent No.2) for the purchase of this vehicle havi