2023 Supreme(Online)(Del) 22756
CRL.M.C. 1643/2019
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
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Reserved on: August 16, 2023
Decided on: November 28, 2023
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CRL.M.C. 1643/2019 & CRL.M.A. 6576/2019, CRL.M.A.
36906/2019
K.S. MEHTA
..... Petitioner
Through: Mr. Darpan Wadhva, Senior
Advocate with Mr. Vikas
Kumar, Mr. Ayush Kapur,
Ms. Palak Tyagi, Mr. Jalaj
Govil, Advocates
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M/S MORGAN SECURITIES & CREDITS
PVT. LTD.
..... Respondents
Through: Mr. Rohit Priya Ranjan,
Mr.
Sanket
Mishra,
Ms.
Srishti
Sonkar,
Advocates
CORAM
HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SUDHIR KUMAR JAIN
1.
The present petition is filed under section 482 of the Code of
Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as “the Code”) to
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set aside the order dated 29.01.2019 (hereinafter referred to as the
“impugned order”) passed by the Court of Sh. N.K Malhotra
Additional Sessions Judge / Special Judge,CBI-02, Patiala House
Courts, New Delhi in Criminal Revision bearing no.539/2018 titled
as K. S. Mehta VM/S Morgan Securities& Credits Pvt. Ltd and
order dated 11.10.2018 passed by the court of Sh. Dharmender Singh,
Metropolitan Magistrate - 05, Patiala House Courts, New Delhi in
Complaint Case bearing no.15858/2017 titled as M/S Morgan
Securities& Credits Pvt. Ltd. V Blue Coast Hotels& Resorts
Ltd.& others.
2.
M/S Morgan Securities and Credits Pvt. Ltd. (herein referred
to as “the respondent/the complainant”) through its Authorized
Representative Mahender Gautam filed a complaint under sections
138/141/142 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (hereinafter
referred as “NI Act”) and 420 IPC titled as M/S Morgan Securities
& Credits Pvt. Ltd. V Blue Coast Hotels & Resorts Ltd.& others
bearing no15858/2017 on the allegations that the accused no. 2
namely Arun Suri with the consent of the accused no.3 to 6 namely
Mamta Suri, Basant Kumar Goswami, K. S. Mehta (the petitioner)
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and the Sushil Suri on behalf of the accused no.1 known as Blue
Coast Hotels & Resorts Ltd. had approached the respondent/the
complainant for the financial assistance for business purposes by way
of Inter Corporate Deposit (ICD) facility with a promise to repay
back the amount of the ICD as per the terms mutually agreed and
reduced in writing by way of an Inter Corporate Deposit Agreement
dated 09.09.2002. The respondent/complainant paid Rs.5,00,00,000/-
(Rs. five crores only) under the ICD facility to the accused(s) vide
cheque bearing no. 227605 dated 09.09.2002 drawn on HDFC Bank,
K.G. Marg, New Delhi and Demand Promissory Note and Inter
Corporate Deposit Receipt were also executed in favour of the
respondent /the complainant besides other documents. The accused
(s) were required to pay Rs.5,00,00,000/- (Rupees five crores only)
after expiry of 180 days from the date of receipt of ICD, i.e. on
08.03.2003 along with interest as agreed.
2.1
The respondent/the complainant has extended the financial
assistance to the accused no. 1 to the tune of Rs.5,00,00,000/-
(Rupees Five Crores Only) according to the usual prevailing
corporate convention and, believing and acting upon promises of the
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accused(s) persons. The accused no. 2 is the managing Director and
Authorized Signatory, the accused no.3 to 5 are the Directors, and the
accused no.6 is the Authorized Signatory of the accused no.1 and are
in charge of day to day affairs and are responsible for the conduct of
the business of the accused no.1 and for all acts and deeds committed
by or on behalf of the accused no. 1.
2.2
The respondent/the complainant also filed / initiated arbitration
proceedings against the accused No. 1, 2 and the accused no.6 and
M/s Morepan Laboratories Ltd. joined as parties during the
Arbitration proceedings. During the arbitration proceedings, a
compromise took place between the accused no. 1, 2 & 6 and M/s
Morepan Laboratories Ltd. and the respondent/the complainant and a
Memorandum of Settlement dated 27.05.2003 was signed and
accordingly the Arbitrator passed a Consent Award on 21.07.2003.
Thereafter the accused no.2 on behalf of the accused no. 1 with the
consent and knowledge of the accused No.3 to 6 have signed and
issued several cheques and most of them got dishonoured. The
accused no.2 on behalf of the accused no.1 with the consent of the
accused no.3 to 6 towards part payment of the outstanding bill had
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