MANORANJANA SINH vs STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR.

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on:01st May, 2025 Pronounced on: 30th June, 2025 + CRL.M.C. 1096/2021 & CRL.M.A. 5594/2021 MANORANJANA SINH D/O Mr. Kedar Nath Gupta R/o D-47, Gulmohar Park, New Delhi-110049. .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Ashutosh Ghade, Advocate. Versus 1. STATE (NCT OF DELHI) THROUGH SHO Police Station: Mandir Marg, New Delhi. 2. TARUN JAIN S/o Shri I.C. Jain R/o K-20, Green Park Extension, New Delhi-110017. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Yudhvir Singh Chauhan, APP for the State with SI Amit Chaudhary, Crime Branch. Mr. A.K. Thakur and Ms. Anushruti Tripathi, Advocates for R-2. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA J U D G M E N T NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA, J. Signature Not Verified Signed By:RITA CRL.M.C. 1096/2021 Page 1 of 13 SHARMA Signing Date:02.07.2025 12:15:18 1. Petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as Cr.P.C.) has been filed on behalf of the Petitioner, Smt. Manoranjana Sinh seeking quashing of the Order dated 28.10.2020 whereby Ld. ACMM has accepted the Protest Petition submitted in FIR No.291/2008 under Section 406 Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereinafter referred to as “IPC”), Police Station Mandir Marg registered on the Complaint of Respondent No.2, Sh. Tarun Jain and took cognizance for the offence against her. 2. Briefly stated, as per the case of the prosecution, Respondent No. 2, Sh. Tarun Jain, complainant delivered certain jewellery worth Rs.84,47,700/- to the Petitioner, Smt. Manoranjana Sinh in July-August, 2008 for which she failed to make any payment. The Respondent No.2 was assured that payment would be made in 2-3 days and that there was no need for him to worry about the payment. He visited the Petitioner on 23.08.2008 to seek the payment, but he was ag