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.

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. thereafter learned C.J.M. Passed the summoning order dated 2.8.2001. applicant no. 1 is the director of firm/company namely 'Tractor & Farm & Equipment Limited' (TAFE). The applicant No.2 was the Area Manager of the company and presently is not in the service of the company. Applicant no. 3 is a dealer of the company.

3. The opposite party no.2 alleged that he was given a dealership of the company for district Farrukhabad. Initially district Farrukhabad comprised of Tehsi