GEETA SHARMA vs STATE

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment delivered on: 26.09.2025 + CRL.M.C. 4884/2025 & CRL.M.A. 21152/2025, CRL.M.A. 21170/2025, CRL.M.A. 21909/2025 GEETA SHARMA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Vikas Singh, Senior Advocate with Mr. Varun Singh and Ms. Alankriti Dwivedi, Advocates versus STATE .....Respondent Through: Mr. Manoj Pant, APP for the State with Insp. Rahul Soni, EOW Mr. D. Abhinav Rao, Advocate for R-2 + CRL.M.C. 4885/2025 RAJEEV SHARMA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Ravi Sharma and Mr. Anjani Kumar Rai, Advocates versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Manoj Pant, APP for the State Mr. D. Abhinav Rao, Advocate for R-2. Mr. B. Shravanth Shanker, Advocate for R-3 Signature Not Verified CRL.M.C.4884/2025 & connected matter Page 1 of 19 Digitally Signed By:ZEENAT PRAVEEN Signing Date:26.09.2025 18:09:34 CORAM: HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA JUDGMENT DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J 1. These two petitions have been filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 [hereafter „Cr.P.C.‟], assailing the order dated 12.06.2025 [hereafter „impugned order‟] passed by learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-01, New Delhi, Patiala House Court [hereafter „Magistrate‟] in Cr. Cases No. 12839/2022, titled „State vs. Cancellation‟, arising out of FIR No. 27/2021 registered at Police Station Economic Offence Wing (EOW) for commission of offence punishable under Sections 403/409/411/420/ 423/424/463/465/468/472/474/120B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 [hereafter „IPC‟]. 2. Succinctly, the facts leading to the filing of present petitions are that the FIR bearing no. 27/2021 was registered at P.S. EOW, Delhi for commission of the above-noted offences, on the complaint of one late Smt. Satula Devi, the wife of Late Dr