Mallika Sriniwasan vs State of U. P. - 2023 Supreme(All) 2707

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2023 Supreme(All) 2707

UMESH CHANDRA SHARMA
Mallika Sriniwasan – Appellant
Versus
State of U. P. – Respondent

Advocates appeared:
For the Applicants : Samit Gopal, Anuj Srivastava, V. Ramalingan.
For the Opposite Parties : A.G.A., Anuj Srivastava, Smt. Usha Srivastava, V.K.Srivastava.

Table of Content
1. complaint details and allegations. (Para 1 , 2 , 3)
2. nature of the dealership agreement and its implications. (Para 4 , 5 , 6)
3. counterarguments and procedural history. (Para 10 , 11 , 12)
4. legal standards regarding criminal vs civil disputes. (Para 13 , 14 , 15)
5. criteria for summoning in criminal proceedings. (Para 16 , 17 , 18)
6. inherent powers of the high court to prevent abuse. (Para 19 , 20 , 21)
7. final order quashing the complaint. (Para 22)

JUDGMENT

Umesh Chandra Sharma, J.

This application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed by the applicants with the prayer to quash the proceedings of Criminal Complaint Case No. 2154 of 2001 ( Ram Saran Agarwal v. Smt. Srinivasan and Others) under Section 406 /418 I.P.C. Police Station- Kotwali, District- Farrukhabad and summoning order dated 2.8.2001 passed by Chief Judicial Magistrate, Farrukhabad.

2. In brief, facts of the case are that, opposite party no.2 Ram Saran Agarwal filed a complaint dated 13.6.2001 against the applicants under Section 406 /418 I.P.C. and got recorded his statement under Section 200 Cr.P.C. Ram Saran Agarwal and Ankush Goyal were examined as P.W.1 and P.W.2 under section 202 Cr.P.C.