Nitin Surender Kumar Bhardwaj v. State Govt of NCT of Delhi and Ors.
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W.P.(CRL) 3193/2024 and W.P.(CRL) 3454/2025, High Court of Delhi, Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav, decided 07.07.2026: denial of opportunity of hearing by the concerned Magistrate before ordering transfer of funds from the petitioners' accounts to the complainant; Magistrate's orders of 03.08.2024 and 25.04.2025 found unsustainable for want of hearing; matters remitted for fresh orders after hearing the petitioners; remittance of amounts made conditional on the Magistrate's further orders; liberty reserved to pursue other remedies including fresh petitions; pending applications CRL.M.A. 31431/2025 and 31432/2025 disposed of. Counsel: Utsav Jain and Manish Bhojwani for both petitioners; State/R-2/ICICI Bank/SBI counsel appeared for respondents. Keywords: opportunity of hearing, natural justice, Magistrate, transfer of funds, complainant, remittance, remand for fresh orders, criminal writ petition, Delhi High Court.