Shrikant Verma v. State Of Haryana And Another

2024:PHHC:022391

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH CRM M-37617 of 2023 Date of Decision: 12.02.2024 Shirkant Verma

...Petitioner

Vs.

State of Haryana and another

...Respondent

CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE N.S.SHEKHAWAT Present :

Mr. Priyavrat Prashar, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Rajinder Kumar Banku, DAG, Haryana.

Ms. Kushaldeep Kaur, Advocate with Ms. Neelam Chaudhary, Advocate and Mr. Siddarth Arora, Advocate for respondent No. 2.

N.S.SHEKHAWAT, J. (Oral) 1.

The petitioner has filed the present petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C., with a prayer to quash the impugned order dated 22.03.2023 (Annexure P-20) passed in CRA-137-2020 by the Additional Sessions Judge, Panipat arising out of Criminal Complaint Case No. RBT-444-2018 vide CIS No. NACT-2227-2016. 2.

During the course of hearing before this Court, both the parties are ad-idem that the petitioner shall not press the present petition and the respondent No. 2 would furnish a surety in the present case, for an amount of Rs. 43.50 lacs, which has been received by him in compliance of the interim orders passed by the appellate Court, at this

CRM M-37617 of 2023 2024:PHHC:022391 -2stage. Consequently, the present petition is ordered to be dismissed as not pressed.

3.

However, the respondent No. 2 is directed to furnish a surety equal to the amount of Rs. 43.50 lacs, which has been received by him in compliance of interim order during the course of hearing of the appeal.

4.

Needless to observe that both the parties shall be at liberty to raise their respective arguments before the appellate Court and the appellate Court shall decide the matter on merits, in accordance with law.

5.

With these observations, the petition stands disposed off. 12.02.2024 ( N.S.SHEKHAWAT) amit rana JUDGE Whether reasoned/speaking :

Yes/No Whether reportable :

Yes/No