Ms Praveen Arora v. Ms Sultan Chand And Sons Pvt Ltd & ANR.
$~101 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 2906/2024 MS PRAVEEN ARORA ..... Petitioner Through:
Mr. Shashank Bajpai, Mr. Chirag Madan, Ms. Vidula Mehrotra & Ms. Stuti Karwal, Advocates.
versus MS SULTAN CHAND AND SONS PVT LTD & ANR.
..... Respondents Through:
Mr. Aniket Bose, Mr. Vishal Kumar, Ms. Mansi Purohit & Mr. Anmol Mishra, Advocates.
CORAM:
HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTI SINGH
O R D E R
% 10.04.2024 CRL.M.A. 11091/2024 & 11092/2024 1.
Exemptions allowed, subject to just exceptions. 2.
Applications stand disposed of.
CRL.M.C. 2906/2024 and CRL.M.A. 11090/2024 3.
This petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking quashing/setting aside of order dated 08.12.2023 in CA 211/2023, titled "Ms. Praveen Arora Proprietor of M/s Daga Apparels v. M/s Sultan Chand & Sons Pvt. Ltd.", whereby Petitioner has been directed to deposit at least 20% of the compensation awarded by the Trial Court within 60 days from the date of the order in terms of Section 148 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881.
CRL.M.C. 2906/2024 The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 02/07/2025 at 08:13:32
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Issue notice.
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Mr. Aniket Bose enters appearance on behalf of the Respondents. 6.
Learned counsel for the Petitioner states that in 4 similar petitions filed in this Court against orders of the Appellate Court directing deposit of 20% compensation concerning the same complainant, by consent orders direction has been issued for deposit of 10% compensation and impugned orders have been modified to that extent. Copy of one such order dated 05.04.2024 passed in CRL.M.C. No. 2734/2024 has been handed over and is taken on record. Counsel for Respondents does not dispute this fact and on instructions gives consent for modification of the order. 7.
Accordingly, with the consent of the parties, impugned order dated 08.12.2023 directing the Petitioner to deposit 20% of the compensation awarded in favour of the Respondents is modified to the extent that Petitioner shall deposit 10% of the compensation amount within a period of three weeks from today.
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Impugned order is partially modified to the above extent and petition stands disposed of. Pending application also stands disposed of. JYOTI SINGH, J APRIL 10, 2024 B.S. Rohella/shivam CRL.M.C. 2906/2024 The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 02/07/2025 at 08:13:32