RAMESH CHAWLA vs STATE & ANR

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 4th August, 2025 Pronounced on: 17th September, 2025 + CRL.M.C. 1025/2012 RAMESH CHAWLA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Sameer Chandra, Mr. Eahool Zia, Advocates with Petitioner in person versus STATE & ANR ......Respondents Through: Mr. Hemant Mehla, APP for the State with ACP Suraj Bhan, SI Akansh Sharma, PS Model Town + CRL.M.C. 1961/2012 RAMESH CHAWLA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Sameer Chandra, Mr. Eahool Zia, Advocates with Petitioner in person versus STATE & ANR ......Respondents Through: Mr. Hemant Mehla, APP for the State with ACP Suraj Bhan, SI Akansh Sharma, PS Model Town CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV NARULA JUDGMENT SANJEEV NARULA, J.: 1. The Petitioner, Ramesh Chawla, has invoked the jurisdiction of this Court under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 19731 (corresponding to Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:AKANSHA SINGH CRL.M.C. 1025/2012 & CRL.M.C. 1961/2012 Page 1 of 13 Signing Date:17.09.2025 20:21:04 20232) assailing orders dated 1st October, 20103 and 29th October, 20114 passed by the Sessions Court, Rohini.5 These orders emanate from separate revision petitions preferred by both Gurmeet Singh, then SHO of P.S. Model Town and SI Suraj Bhan against the common order dated 6th May, 2010 passed by the Metropolitan Magistrate in CC No. 5112/2006, whereby they were summoned to face trial for offences punishable under Sections 182, 211 and 120B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.6 The Sessions Court allowed their challenge and set aside the summoning order. FACTUAL MATRIX 2. On a complaint lodged by Rajeev Arora, FIR No. 115/2001 dated 5th March, 2001 was registered under Sections 506/34 of IPC read with Sections 27/54/59 of the Ar