NBCC (I) LTD. vs STATE (GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI) & ANR.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 25.09.2025 Judgment delivered on:15.12.2025 + W.P.(CRL) 2331/2025, CRL.M.A. 21750/2025 & CRL.M.A. 21751/2025 NBCC (I) LTD. ..... Petitioner versus STATE (GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI) & ANR. ..... Respondents Advocates who appeared in this case: For the Petitioner : Mr. Brijender Chahar, ASG (through VC) with Mr. Gudipati Gayatri Kashyap, Mr. Ranvijay Gohain & Mr. Sarvesh Chaubey, Advs. For the Respondents : Mr. Sanjeev Bhandari, ASC for the State with Mr. Arjit Sharma & Ms. Sakshi Jha, Advs. SI Rajnish, PS- Lodhi Colony Complainant in person CORAM HON’BLE MR JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN JUDGMENT 1. The present petition has been filed by the petitioner under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, 1950 read with Section 528 of Signature Not Verified Signed By:SHIKHA SEHGAL W.P.(CRL) 2331/2025 Page 1 of 13 Signing Date:16.12.2025 20:42:14 the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (‘BNSS’) seeking quashing of FIR No. 203/2024 dated 28.11.2024, registered at Police Station Lodi Colony for the offence under Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (‘IPC’) including all consequential proceedings arising therefrom. 2. The FIR was registered pursuant to order dated 19.10.2024 passed by the learned Judicial Magistrate First Class (‘JMFC’), South-East District, Saket Courts, New Delhi in an application filed by Respondent No. 2 under Section 156(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (‘CrPC’). 3. The brief facts are that Respondent No. 2 had booked an apartment on 23.06.2012 in the project being “NBCC Green View Apartments, Sector 37-D, Gurgaon, Haryana” that was developed by the petitioner. Respondent No. 2 had paid a total consideration amount of ₹76,85,576/- to the petitioner and was thereafter issued a “No Dues Certificat