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Narottam Sharma v. the State of NCT of Delhi & Ors.

Criminal Procedure – Quashing of FIR

Delhi HC7 Apr 2025CRL.M.C./2415/2021

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CRL.M.C. 2415/2021, Delhi High Court, decided 07.04.2025 by Justice Neena Bansal Krishna. Quashing of FIR No.022851/2021, P.S. R.K. Puram, under Section 379 IPC (theft of car No.DL 3CCM 7515) under Section 482 Cr.P.C.; complainant Ashish Dhanuka not inclined to pursue complaint as car returned during pendency; APP for State had no objection; consensual quashing; FIR and consequential proceedings quashed; petition disposed.

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Quashing of FIR No.022851/2021, under Section 379 IPC, P.S.R.K.Puram, and all proceedings emanating therefrom; petition disposed of. ¶21

Narottam Sharma Vs the State of NCT of Delhi & Ors. — Delhi HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- CRL.M.C. 2415/2021

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NAROTTAM SHARMA .....Petitioner

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Through: Mr. Yash Anand, Mr. Ashish Dhoundiyal andMr. Amritesh Krishna, Advocates.

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versus

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THE STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Utkarsh, APP for State with SI Rahul, P.S.R.K.Puram.

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Mr. Gautam Khazanchi, Mr. Vaibhav Dubey and Ms. Pooja Deepak, Advocates for R-3.

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CORAM:

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HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA O R D E R % 07.04.2025

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Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C has been filed for quashing of FIR No.022851/2021, under Section 379 IPC, P.S.R.K.Puram.

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It is submitted on behalf of the Petitioner that Petitioner was working with the Respondent Company, since 1981. He after achieving superannuation, was co-opted by the Management from time to time in Advisory post under specific Contract for fixed remuneration. He is still associated with the Company under 20202022 contract.

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Recently, the Management has been taken over by another Group and on demand of remaining gratuity and other emoluments totalling to Rs.87 lakhs, the present FIR under Section 379 IPC has been registered by Sh. Ashish Dhanuka on the allegations that on 23.08.2021 at about 20.17 PM car bearing No.DL 3CCM 7515, which

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was in possession of the Petitioner since 2017 when it was purchased, is stolen by the Petitioner.

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It is further asserted that in the Status Report dated 02.09.2021 filed on behalf of the Police, it was alleged that Petitioner has not cooperated, when in fact the truth was told to the IO. He completely ignored not only the facts but also the photographs of the car showing the Petitioner and his wife performing Puja in the year 2017. He also produced Toll slips showing uninterrupted possession of the car.

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The Police without verifying the truth and the veracity of the theft theory, formed a biased opinion and stated that they would investigate the Complaint. It is claimed that the allegation of theft of car, are totally baseless and, therefore, the FIR may be quashed.

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Learned counsel on behalf of the Respondent No.3 submits on instructions that the Complainant is not inclined to pursue his Complaint since the car has been returned during the pendency of the present proceedings.

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Learned APP for the State submits that he has no objection to the quashing of the FIR.

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Considering the nature of allegations made in the FIR and also that the Complainant has no objection to the quashing of the FIR, FIR No.022851/2021, under Section 379 IPC, P.S.R.K.Puram and all the proceedings emanating therefrom, are hereby quashed.

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Petition is disposed of.

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NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA, J

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APRIL 7, 2025/ rk

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