2023 Supreme(Online)(Del) 25403
CRL.M.C. 1345/2019
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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. 1345/2019 & CRL.M.A. 5386/2019
BASANT KUMAR GOSWAMI ..... Petitioner
Through: Mr.
Vishwajit
Singh,
Senior Advocate with Mr.
Pankaj Singh, Ms. Ridhima
Singh, Ms. Vibha Bhat, Ms.
Rashi Vajpayee, Advocates
V
STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR ..... Respondents
Through: Mr. Utkarsh, APP for State
Mr. Rohit Priya Ranjan,
Mr. Sanket Mishra, Ms.
Srishti Sonkar, Advocates
for R-2
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
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
Digitally Signed
By:NIDHI
Signing Date:04.12.2023
12:03:31
Signature Not Verified
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Courts, New Delhi in Criminal Revision bearing no.558/2018 titled
as Basant Kumar Goswami V M/S Morgan Securities& Credits
Pvt. Ltd.and order dated 10.10.2018 passed by the court of Sh.
Dharmender Singh, Metropolitan Magistrate- 05, Patiala House
Courts, New Delhi in Complaint Case bearing no.15857/2017 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 no.2/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 no15857/2017 on 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) and the Sushil Suri on behalf of the accused no.1 known
as Blue Coast Hotels & Resorts Ltd. had approached the respondent
no.2/the complainant for the financial assistance forbusiness purposes
Digitally Signed
By:NIDHI
Signing Date:04.12.2023
12:03:31
Signature Not Verified
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by way of Inter Corporate Deposit(ICD) facility with a promise to
repay back theamount of the ICD as per the terms mutuallyagreed
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 no. 2/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 alongwith interest as agreed.
2.1
The respondentno.2/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
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 Signatoryof the accused no 1 and are
Digitally Signed
By:NIDHI
Signing Date:04.12.2023
12:03:31
Signature Not Verified
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incharge of day to day affairs and are responsible for the conduct of
the business of the accused No.1 and for all acts and deedscommitted
by or on behalf of the accused no. 1.
2.2
The respondent no.2/the complainant also filed / initiated
arbitration proceedings against the accused No. 1, 2 and the accused
no.6 and M/sMorepan 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 no.2/the complainant
and a Memorandum of Settlement dated 27.05.2003 was signed and
accordingly the Arbitrator passed a ConsentAward 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 severalcheques and most of them were got dishonour. 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 theoutstanding bill had
issued t