1. The aforesaid three Petitions are being decided together as they arise out of the same facts and involve similar question.

2. The Petitioners, namely, Shrijeet Ramakant Mishra (CRL. M.C. 4233/2018); Samir Jain, Vineet Jain, Indu Jain (CRL. M.C. 559/2019) and Arnab Goswami (CRL. M.C. 720/2018) have filed the aforesaid Petitions under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as “ Cr.P.C .”) seeking quashing of the summoning Order dated 28.02.2018 whereby the Petitioners have been summoned for offences under Section 499 /500 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereinafter referred to as “ IPC ”) and quashing of the Criminal Complaint No. 9922/2017 titled “Vikram Singh Chauhan vs. Arnab Goswami and Ors.”.

Background of the Events:-

3. The Complainant/Respondent No. 2 is an Advocate by Profession who has filed the Complaint under Section 200 Cr.P.C . against the Petitioners herein, for offence under Section 499 /500 IPC .

4. The backdrop of the Complaintwasthat on 09.02.2016, a cultural event titled “A Country Without a Post Office” was organized by students at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), Delhi, during which some students all