RAJIV DAWAR vs THE STATE NCT OF DELHI AND ANR

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on:24th February, 2025 Pronounced on: 23rd May, 2025 + W.P.(CRL) 355/2025 & CRL.M.A. 3087/2025 RAJIV DAWAR S/o Late Sh.A.S.Dawar A-218, LGF, Defence Colony, New Delhi .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Harshit Vashisht and Mr. Lakshay Seth, Advocates. Versus 1. THE STATE NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent No. 1 Through The Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Economic Offences Wing (EOW) Mandir Marg, New Delhi 2. THE STATE NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent No. 2 CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi Through: Mr. Amol Sinha, ASC for the State with Mr. Kshitiz Garg, Mr. Ashvini Kumar, Mr. Rahul Kochar, Ms. Chavi Lazarus and Ms. Sanskriti Nimbekar, Advocates and Insp. Sandeep Maan P.S. EOW. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA J U D G M E N T NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA, J. 1. Writ Petition under Article 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India read with Section 528 BNSS has been filed for quashing the Administrative Order dated 14.10.2024 passed by Respondent No.1/EOW, whereby, the W.P.(CRL) 355/2025 Page 1 of 9 Signature Not Verified Signed By:VIKAS ARORA Signing Date:23.05.2025 21:54:03 Case File pertaining to FIR No.06/2023 under Section 406/420/120B IPC registered at P.S. EOW and all connected documents, have been transferred to Respondent No.2/ SFIO. 2. Briefly stated, the WTC Noida Development Company Pvt. Ltd. issued a Public Advertisement in 2013 calling the public/investors at large to invest and purchase units/space in their upcoming project WTC Noida. Petitioner booked two units/spaces in the said Project on 10.10.2013. Between 2013 and 2020, the accused Company, i.e. WTC Noida, and its Directors failed to carry out any construction and misused the money received from the investors/customers including the petitioner. 3. In t