ANJU RANI & ANR. vs RAJAN KHURANA

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IN THE HIGH COURTOF DELHIAT NEW DELHI % Judgment delivered on : 15.09.2025 + CRL.M.C. 2459/2020 & CRL.M.A. 17367/2020 ANJU RANI & ANR. ..... Petitioners versus RAJAN KHURANA ..... Respondent Advocates who appeared in this case: For the Applicant : Ms. Deepika V. Marwaha, Senior Advocate with Mr. Dhananjay Kaushal, Mr. Saksham Kalra, Mr. Aaryan Sharma and Mr. Tanishq Sharma, Advocates. For the Respondent : Respondent in person. CORAM HON’BLE MR JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN JUDGMENT 1. The present petition has been filed seeking to set aside the order dated 23.11.2020 (hereafter “impugned order”) passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge (‘Revisional Court’), Patiala House Courts, New Delhi in CR No.868/2019, setting aside the order dated 26.09.2019 passed by the learned Metropolitan Magistrate (‘Trial Court’) and consequently, the petitioners were summoned in relation Signature Not Verified Signed By:HARMINDER KAUR CRL.M.C. 2459/2020 Page 1 of 18 Signing Date:18.09.2025 17:12:32 to the offences punishable under Sections 499/500/34/120B and Sections 211/120B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (‘IPC’). 2. By the order dated 26.09.2019, the learned Trial Court dismissed the complaint filed by the respondent/ complainant under Sections 499/500 of the IPC on the ground that the complaints and the RTIs filed by the petitioners were only in the nature of seeking information and taking action against the complainant and his wife. It was observed that no evidence was brought on record by the complainant to show that the allegations made by the accused persons were false or were made with the intention to lower the image of the complainant and his wife. 3. Briefly stated, the facts of the case are, that the wife of the complainant, namely– Mrs. Sanjeevan Prakash, is working as Senior Financ