Order on Board

30.10.2023

1. Heard Mr. Alok Bakshi, learned counsel for the petitioner in CRMP No. 1107 of 2015, Mr. Deepak Kumar, holding the brief of Mr.Jitendra Gupta, learned counsel for the petitioner in CRMP No. 1610 of 2017, Mr. Vikram Sharma, learned Deputy Government Advocate, appearing for the State/respondent No.1 and Ms.Priyanka Mehta, learned counsel for respondent No.2.

2. Since both the petitions arise out of same Crime Number, they are clubbed and heard together and are being disposed of by this common order.

3. Both the aforesaid petitions have been filed under Section 482 of the Cr.P.C. for quashing of the charge sheet filed by P.S. Pulgaon, District Durg (C.G.) in Crime No. 363 of 2014 against the petitioner for offence punishable under Section 66A and 66D of the Information Technology Act 2000 (for short ‘the IT Act’) and for quashing of the Criminal Case No. 1121/2015 (State of Chhattisgarh Vs. Arun Raj T. and another), pending in the Court of Judicial Magistrate First Class, Durg, District – Durg (C.G.).

4. Brief facts of the case are that an application under Section 156(3)

Cr.P.C. was filed before the learned Judicial Magistrate First Class by respondent No.2, San