GANGADHARAN.C vs STATE (NCT OF DELHI) & ANR.

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on: 09th December, 2025 Pronounced on: 09th February, 2026 CRL.A. 1688/2025 GANGADHARAN.C .....Petitioner Through: Petitioner in person versus 1. STATE (NCT OF DELHI) 2. SH. PANKAJ MEHROTRA S/o Late Sh. KK Mehrotra R/o B-304 Navin CGHS, Sector-5, Plot No 13, Dwarka, New Delhi-110075 .....Respondents Through: Ms. Kiran Bairwa, APP for the State Ms. Sunanda Nimisha, Advocate CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA J U D G M E N T NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA, J. 1. Appeal under Section 378 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as “Cr.P.C.”) has been filed against the judgment dated 05.07.2018 whereby the learned MM dismissed the Complaint under Section 500 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereinafter referred to as “IPC”) filed by the Petitioner/Gangadharan C. against Accused persons, i.e. Accused No. 1/Sh. Pankaj Mehrotra, the President, Accused No. 2/Sh. S. Chandrasekhar, the Secretary, and Accused No. 3/Sh. HS Bhandari and 4/Smt. Anjana Bhandari are the members of the Society, Accused No. 5/Sh. Swaminathan is the Advisor to the President of the Management Committee, 2. The Complainant/Petitioner had fil