Petition to quash FIR registered after recovery of unlicensed alcohol at a bar. The petitioner, a former company director who resigned before the raid and was not present at the premises, sought quashing; the Court quashed the FIR qua him.
FIR No. 596/2016 quashed qua the petitioner.
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.....Petitioner
Through: Ms. Mercy Hussain and Mr. N.P. Singh, Advocates.
versus
THE STATE (NCT OF DELHI) & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Amit Ahlawat, APP for the State with SI Awgat, P.S. Janakpuri.
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANISH DAYAL
O R D E R
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ANISH DAYAL, J
AUGUST 22, 2024/ MR/na
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1 issue framed by the court
Can the FIR under Section 38 of the Delhi Excise Act be quashed against a former director who had resigned before the raid and was not present at the premises?
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Sirish Vohra
The State (NCT of Delhi)
Anish Dayal
As recorded by the court registry
A petition under Article 226 of the Constitution asking a High Court to issue a writ against the State or a public authority in a civil matter.
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