RAJINDER KUMAR vs STATE NCT OF DELHI

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on:27th October, 2025 Pronounced on: 29th October, 2025 + CRL.M.C. 1979/2021 & CRL.M.A. 13374/2021 RAJINDER KUMAR S/o Chander Bhan R/o J-1/1 East Vinod Nagar Delhi -110091 .....Petitioner Through: Mr. M.L. Yadav, Mr. Prashant, Advocates versus STATE (GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI) .....Respondent Through: Mr. Shoaib Haider, APP for the State. Mr. Vijay, Mr. S.C. Kashyap, Ms. Roopa Nagpal, Mr. Hemant Kumar, Advocates for Complainant. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA J U D G M E N T NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA, J. 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, Rajinder Kumar, for setting aside of the Order dated 05.04.2021 passed by the Ld. ASJ, whereby the Order dated 29.01.2020 of the Ld. MM framing Charges against the Petitioner under Sections 467 and 471 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereinafter referred to as “IPC”), in FIR No. 359/2014 dated 04.05.2014, was upheld. CRL.M.C. 1979/2021 Page 1 of 9 Signature Not Verified Signed By:VIKAS ARORA Signing Date:29.10.2025 18:56:37 2. Briefly stated, the Complainant, Jai Bhagwan, working as A.G.-II in BSES, filed a Criminal Complaint against the Petitioner, Rajinder Kumar, working as A.G.-III in BSES. 3. The Complainant has stated in the Complaint that he and the Petitioner were working in the same office and due to enmity, the Petitioner threatened him and falsely implicated him in another case under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, (hereinafter referred to as “SC/ST Act”) in which summons were issued though they have been stayed by this Court. 4. The Complainant asserted that came to know from reliable sources that