IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
MCDONALDS INDIA LTD – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR – Respondent
NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA, J.
1. The present Petition has been preferred under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India read with Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Cr.P.C), by the Petitioner Company, McDonalds India Pvt. Ltd. to quash and set aside the Impugned Order dated 20.05.2017 directing the Advocate for Petitioner to disclose the source of documents filed in the proceedings before the Ld. Additional Sessions Judge, as well as all proceedings consequential thereto, including the Order dated 22.07.2017 issuing Notice to the Advocates in the proceedings.
2. The central issue arising for consideration in this Petition is whether a Revisional Court, while exercising jurisdiction, can compel the Advocates representing a party, to file personal affidavits disclosing the “source” of documents placed on the judicial record.
3. The brief facts of the case are that a Criminal Complaint, C.C. No. 473636/2016 titled Deepak Khosla v. Connaught Plaza Restaurants (P) Ltd., was filed by Respondent No. 2/Complainant against the Petitioner Company and others for offences under Ss. 409, 420, 423, 463, 465, 467, 468, 471, 474, 477-A / 34 / 120-B IPC, read with Ss. 191, 192,19
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