HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH
Sunil Kumar Ojha – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF CHHATTISGARH AND OTHERS – Respondent
CRMP 990/2015
['Ratan Pandey', '', 'astha sharma', 'Tarendra Kumar Jha', 'Bhaskar Jha', 'NP THAKUR', 'A G']
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HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR
CRMP No. 990 of 2015
Judgment reserved on : 06/05/2022
Judgment delivered on
: 21/06/2022
Sunil Kumar Ojha S/o Girija Shankar Ojha, Aged About 45 Years,
R/o Subhash Nagar, Kukaripara, Raipur Chhattisgarh
---- Petitioner
Versus
1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Principle Secretary, Home
Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur Chhattisgarh
2. The Superintendent of Police, Raipur Chhattisgarh
3. Special Investigation Cell, Through The Office In Charge Traffic
Head Quarter Premises, Kalibadi Raipur Chhattisgarh
4. The Police Station Palari, Through The Station House Officer, Distt.
Baloda Bazar Chhattisgarh
---- Respondents
For petitioner - Shri T.K. Jha, Advocate.
For Respondent/State – Shri Ashutosh Mishra, PL.
Hon'ble Shri Justice Goutam Bhaduri
CAV Judgment
1.
By way of present petition challenge is made to the charge sheet in
the Crime No.138/2010 at Police Station Palari, Raipur in Criminal Case
No.1638/2012 whereby the petitioner has been inculpated by an
supplementary charge sheet No.68-A/2011 dated 16/08/2011 under
Sections 120, 120-B, 409, 411, 414, 420 of IPC and Section 4 and 5 of the
Prize Chits & Money Circulation Scheme (Banning) Act, 1978.
2.
The allegation as per the charge sheet is that one Royal Vision
Care Marketing and Services Private Limited, Madhurai started a on line
business whereby the people were invited to deposit a minimum sum of
Rs.10,000/- and above in the account maintained in the bank by the said
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company and were assured to be repaid with a high rate of interest. It was
assured that initially from 1 to 10 months of deposit initially 12% return as
a interest would be paid, thereafter it would be increased to 14 and 16% in
the subsequent year and eventually entire principal sum would be
returned at the end of 30th month. Consequent thereto the public at large
deposited money in the account of Royal Vision Care Marketing and
Services Private Limited, Madhurai. Initially certain money was repaid but
eventually all of a sudden the account were closed and the money of the
people were not returned. After the FIR was registered, from the
Managing Director M. Velayutha Kumar bond and paper were recovered
and around 12423 people were found to be enlisted who had deposited
the amount. It is alleged that M. Velayutha Kumar in order to usurp the
money by criminal conspiracy entered into an agreement with one
Matoshree Developers and the partners and an agreement of purchase of
land dated 4/07/2009 was executed.
3.
It is further alleged that pursuant to the agreement Matoshree
Developers partners received Rs.5 crores of which the payment received
were not shown and in order to show the ensuing project with seller,
investment to the general public at large, forged agreement were
executed with seller. It is alleged that the partners of the Matoshree
Developers knowing full well that Royal Vision Care Marketing and
Services Private Limited has received the amount by fraud entered into an
agreement and received 5 crore rupees which were received as an
outcome of an offence. It was further alleged that after receipt of Rs.5
crores as a part of sale consideration for one and a half year, no sale deed
was executed in favour of Royal Vision Care Marketing and Services
Private Limited therefore Matoshree Developers was involved in the
conspiracy. It is further alleged that forged agreement was executed in the
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name of Matoshree Developers on 4/07/2009, and on that date the firm
was not registered. It is further stated that Matoshree Developers, who
entered into agreement for sale were not also the real owners of the land
but in turn entered into an agreement with different farmers/land holders to
execute the sale de