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IN THE HIGH COURT OF MEGHALAYA AT SHILLONG
B. BHATTACHARJEE
Subbayan Nagarajan S/o Late Shri Karuppya Nagarajan – Appellant
Versus
State of Meghalaya – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
B. BHATTACHARJEE, J.
1. This set of two criminal petitions has been filed challenging the FIR No. 0248/2023 dated 11-09-2023 by raising common ground and identical prayers have been made in both the petitions. Hence, both the criminal petitions are taken up together and disposed of by a common order.
1.1 Heard Mr. K.N. Choudhury, learned Senior Counsel assisted by Mr. Abhishek K. Singh, learned Counsel appearing for the petitioner in Crl. Petn. No. 61 of 2024. Mr. S.P. Mahanta, learned Senior Counsel assisted by Mr. M. Lyngdoh, learned Counsel appearing for the petitioner in Crl. Petn. No. 60 of 2024 has adopted the submissions made by the learned Senior Counsel in Crl. Petn. No. 61 of 2024. Also heard Mr. N.D. Chullai, learned AAG assisted by Mr. E.R. Chyne, learned GA, appearing for the State-respondent in both the cases.
2. The petitioners in both the criminal petitions are engaged in lottery business of distribution, marketing and sale of state organized lotteries of the State of Sikkim and Nagaland in the State of Meghalaya.
3. On 11-09-2023, an FIR was registered by the Sadar Police Station, East Khasi Hills District, Shillong against the petitioners at the instance of
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