The prosecution has commenced on an FIR lodged by the Assistant Commissioner, Trade Tax Mobile Squad, Unit B, Noida, District Ghaziabad, who apprehended vehicle bearing Registration No. HR - 47 - 3896 of which applicant no. 1 is the driver and applicant no. 2 is the registered owner. The vehicle was apprehended by the officials of the trade tax department on 11.06.2003. The Trade Tax Officer filed the present FIR on 11.6.2003 with allegations that the goods being carried in the vehicle, last mentioned, were held on the basis of papers that were forged, where two firms shown with different names on the invoices, bore the same registration number from the Trade Tax Department. There is some further detail of bogus and forged documents carried on board vehicle, with the intention to evade revenue. The applicants were reported to the police for the commission of offences punishable under Section 420, 467, 468, 471 and 120-B I.P.C. The police after investigation, proceeded to file the impugned charge sheet dated 14.05.2004. The Chief Judicial Magistrate took cognizance of the same on 31.05.2004. This application was filed on 20.11.2004, when this Court issued notice and stayed further proceedings before the Magistrate.
