2022 (5) TMI 1640

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....arma, Nupur Kumar, Advs., Viresh B. Saharya, AOR, Akshat Agarwal, Adv., R. Basant, Sr. Adv., Saurabh Soni, Adv., Akshay Girish Ringe, AOR, Ravi Prakash Mehrotra, Sr. Adv., Apoorv Srivastava, Adv., Jogy Scaria, AOR, J.K. Das, Sr. Adv., B.N. Dubey, Vishal Kumar Singh, Srinivas Vishven, Dhawal Uninan, Dhawal Uniyal, Advs., Manoj K. Mishra, AOR, Umesh Dubey, Alok Pandey, Prateek Som, Sudhir S. Rawat, Vishrov Mukerjee, Advs., Chirag M. Shroff, AOR, Amandeep Mehta, Adv., Gopal Prasad, AOR, Shalya Agarwal, Udit Bansal, Divyank Tyagi, Divya Sharma, Suryajyoti Singh, Advs., Gopal Jha, Parijat Kishore, AORs, Prerna Singh, Adv., Guntur Pramod Kumar, AOR, Anuj Kumar Sharma, Adv., Prem Prakash, Sumeer Sodhi, Ravinder Kumar Yadav, Sanjay Kumar Dubey, AORs, Sarthak Arora, Adv., Nidhi, Shree Pal Singh, Gaurav Sharma, Avinash Sharma, Rajeev Singh, V. Maheshwari & Co., Sanjay Kumar Tyagi, AORs, Hitesh Kumar Sharma, s.K. Rajora, Akhileshwar Jha, E. Vinay Kumar, Suriti S. Sinde, Deepti Rane, Advs., Manju Jetley, Swarupama Chaturvedi, AORs, Varun K. Chopra, Adv., Vkc Law Offices, Monika Gusain, S.K. Verma, Vishal Prasad, AORs, Shree Prakash Sinha, Rakesh Mishra, Mohua Sinha, Nawalendra Kumar, Advs., Sh....

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....t of the Bike Bot Scheme wherein Petitioner has been arrayed as an Accused and will be arrayed as Accused; and B. Consolidate and club all the FIRs in regard to Bike Bot Scheme, wherein the Petitioner has been arrayed and will be arrayed as Accused; and; C. Grant bail to the Petitioner and direct his release from custody with respect to FIR No. 385/2019, dated 03.04.2019 (Annexure P-8) and FIR No. 697/2019, dated 11.07.2019 (Annexure P-11) registered with P.S. Dadri, Gautam Budh Nagar, Noida, U.P., list of FIRs annexed as Annexure P-20 and other FIRs emanating out of the Bike Bot Scheme registered or to be registered within the jurisdiction of Uttar Pradesh and at any other place; and; D. Quash all proceedings qua the Petitioner in FIR No. 385/2019, dated 03.04.2019 (Annexure P-8) and FIR No. 697/2019, dated 11.07.2019 (Annexure P-11) registered with P.S. Dadri, Gautam Budh Nagar, Noida, U.P., list of FIRs annexed as Annexure P-20 and other FIRs emanating from the Bike Bot Scheme already lodged in the state of Uttar Pradesh, except FIR No. 866 of 2019, registered by PS Dadri, Gautam Budh Nagar and that all the FIRs so quashed be treated as Section 162 Cod....

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....ng out of "Bike Bot" Scheme floated by Accused Sanjay Bhati, Director of M/s. Gravit Innovations Private Limited (for short GIPL) and the same set of persons may be allowed to stand/furnish sureties in all the cases for the release of Petitioner on bail in different cities as well; (B) Grant protection to the Petitioner in all the unknown FIRs already lodged and other FIRs which may be registered with regard to the Bike Bot Scheme, wherein the Petitioner may be arrayed as Accused, based upon the facts and circumstances, upon which the Hon'ble High Court of Allahabad had already granted bail to the Petitioner; (C) direct the Respondents to release the Petitioner on the terms and conditions specified in various bail orders passed by the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad as mentioned in Para 10 in respect of concerned cases and also for that matter even future cases be registered, which shall be done only after taking prior permission of this Hon'ble Court; (D) consolidate all the aforesaid cases mentioned in para 5 above with 16 cases mentioned in para 9 wherein the Petitioner has been granted bail by the Allahabad High Court, pertaining to "Bik....

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....es arising out of the Bike Bot Scheme where in the Petitioner has been arrayed as an Accused; D. Permit the Petitioner to furnish 2 common sureties in all the FIRs/Case Crimes arising out of the Bike Bot Scheme. E. Grant protection to the Petitioner in all the FIRs/Case Crimes arising out of the Bike Bot Scheme that are lodged or to be lodged where in the Petitioner will be arrayed as Accused in the future; F. Pass such other order/(s) as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case and in the interest of justice. 7. In Writ Petition (Crl.) No. 114/2022, following reliefs have been sought by the Petitioner: (A) grant bail to the Petitioner in all the cases as shown in para 23 above and also in cases which are not known to the Petitioner and may come up or be filed afresh pertaining to "Bike Bot" Scheme floated by Accused Sanjay Bhati, Director of M/s. Gravit Innovations Private Limited (for short GIPL) and the same set of persons may be allowed to stand/furnish sureties in a different cases for the release of Petitioner on bail in different cities as well to the satisfaction of the Court of Sessions....

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....e criminal action initiated against the Petitioner(s) and other Accused named in the concerned FIRs. 11. Suffice it to note that the principal FIR filed in first point of time was registered by the Police Station Dadri, District Gautam Budh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh being FIR No. 206/2019 dated 12.02.2019. 12. As many as 118 FIRs Details of 118 FIRs are as under: 1. FIR No. 593/19 dated 18.6.2019 registered Under Section 420/467/468/471/409/201/120B Indian Penal Code/76A-2013 COMPANY ACT & 58B(4A) RBI ACT at Dadri, Ghaziabad. 2. FIR No. 595/19 dated 19.6.2019 registered Under Section 420/467/468/471/409/201/120B Indian Penal Code/76A-2013 COMPANY ACT & 58B(4A) RBI ACT at Dadri, Ghaziabad. 3. FIR No. 598/19 dated 19.6.2019 registered Under Section 420/467/468/471/409/201/120B Indian Penal Code/76A-2013 COMPANY ACT & 58B(4A) RBI ACT at Dadri, Ghaziabad. 4. FIR No. 607/19 dated 22.6.2019 registered Under Section 420/467/468/471/409/201/120B Indian Penal Code/76A-2013 COMPANY ACT & 58B(4A) RBI ACT at Dadri, Ghaziabad. 5. FIR No. 614/19 dated 24.6.2019 registered Under Section 420/467/468/471/409/201/120B Indian Penal Code/76A-2013 ....

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....09/201/120B Indian Penal Code/76A-2013 COMPANY ACT & 58B(4A) RBI ACT at Dadri, Meerut. 20. FIR No. 602/19 dated 21.6.2019 registered Under Section 420/467/468/471/409/201/120B Indian Penal Code/76A-2013 COMPANY ACT & 58B(4A) RBI ACT at Dadri, Meerut. 21. FIR No. 353/19 dated 29.3.2019 registered Under Section 420/467/468/471/409/201/120B Indian Penal Code/76A-2013 COMPANY ACT & 58B(4A) RBI ACT at Dadri, Meerut. 22. FIR No. 354/19 dated 29.3.2019 registered Under Section 420/467/468/471/409/201/120B Indian Penal Code/76A-2013 COMPANY ACT & 58B(4A) RBI ACT at Dadri, Meerut. 23. FIR No. 357/19 dated 29.3.2019 registered Under Section 420/467/468/471/409/201/120B Indian Penal Code/76A-2013 COMPANY ACT & 58B(4A) RBI ACT at Dadri, Meerut. 24. FIR No. 363/19 dated 30.3.2019 registered Under Section 420/467/468/471/409/201/120B Indian Penal Code/76A-2013 COMPANY ACT & 58B(4A) RBI ACT at Dadri, Meerut. 25. FIR No. 367/19 dated 30.3.2019 registered Under Section 420/467/468/471/409/201/120B Indian Penal Code/76A-2013 COMPANY ACT & 58B(4A) RBI ACT at Dadri, Meerut. 26. FIR No. 368/19 dated 30.3.2019 registered Under Section 420/46....

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....d Under Section 420/467/468/471/409/201/120B Indian Penal Code/76A-2013 COMPANY ACT & 58B(4A) RBI ACT at Dadri, Meerut. 41. FIR No. 508/19 dated 19.5.2019 registered Under Section 420/467/468/471/409/201/120B Indian Penal Code/76A-2013 COMPANY ACT & 58B(4A) RBI ACT at Dadri, Meerut. 42. FIR No. 510/19 dated 19.5.2019 registered Under Section 420/467/468/471/409/201/120B Indian Penal Code/76A-2013 COMPANY ACT & 58B(4A) RBI ACT at Dadri, Meerut. 43. FIR No. 511/19 dated 19.5.2019 registered Under Section 420/467/468/471/409/201/120B Indian Penal Code/76A-2013 COMPANY ACT & 58B(4A) RBI ACT at Dadri, Meerut. 44. FIR No. 512/19 dated 20.5.2019 registered Under Section 420/467/468/471/409/201/120B Indian Penal Code/76A-2013 COMPANY ACT & 58B(4A) RBI ACT at Dadri, Meerut. 45. FIR No. 513/19 dated 20.5.2019 registered Under Section 420/467/468/471/409/201/120B Indian Penal Code/76A-2013 COMPANY ACT & 58B(4A) RBI ACT at Dadri, Meerut. 46. FIR No. 601/19 dated 21.6.2019 registered Under Section 420/467/468/471/409/201/120B Indian Penal Code/76A-2013 COMPANY ACT & 58B(4A) RBI ACT at Dadri, Meerut. 47. FIR No. 603/19 dated 21.6.201....

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....1. FIR No. 1336/19 dated 02.12.2019 registered Under Section 420/467/468/471/409/201/120B Indian Penal Code/76A-2013 COMPANY ACT & 58B(4A) RBI ACT at Dadri, Meerut. 62. FIR No. 1259/19 dated 12.11.2019 registered Under Section 420/467/468/471/409/201/120B Indian Penal Code/76A-2013 COMPANY ACT & 58B(4A) RBI ACT at Dadri, Meerut. 63. FIR No. 1320/19 dated 29.11.2019 registered Under Section 420/467/468/471/409/201/120B Indian Penal Code/76A-2013 COMPANY ACT & 58B(4A) RBI ACT at Dadri, Meerut. 64. FIR No. 1371/19 dated 14.12.2019 registered Under Section 420/467/468/471/409/201/120B Indian Penal Code/76A-2013 COMPANY ACT & 58B(4A) RBI ACT at Dadri, Meerut. 65. FIR No. 33/20 dated 08.1.2020 registered Under Section 420/467/468/471/409/201/120B Indian Penal Code/76A-2013 COMPANY ACT & 58B(4A) RBI ACT at Dadri, Meerut. 66. FIR No. 35/20 dated 09.1.2020 registered Under Section 420/467/468/471/409/201/120B Indian Penal Code/76A-2013 COMPANY ACT & 58B(4A) RBI ACT at Dadri, Meerut. 67. FIR No. 70/20 dated 16.1.2020 registered Under Section 420/467/468/471/409/201/120B Indian Penal Code/76A-2013 COMPANY ACT & 58B(4A) RBI ACT at Dadri, GB....

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....3 COMPANY ACT & 58B(4A) RBI ACT at Dadri, GBN District, Meerut. 81. FIR No. 884/20 dated 14.12.2020 registered Under Section 420/467/468/471/409/201/120B Indian Penal Code/76A-2013 COMPANY ACT & 58B(4A) RBI ACT at Dadri, GBN District, Meerut. 82. FIR No. 887/20 dated 14.12.2020 registered Under Section 420/467/468/471/409/201/120B Indian Penal Code/76A-2013 COMPANY ACT & 58B(4A) RBI ACT at Dadri, GBN District, Meerut. 83. FIR No. 888/20 dated 15.12.2020 registered Under Section 420/467/468/471/409/201/120B Indian Penal Code/76A-2013 COMPANY ACT & 58B(4A) RBI ACT at Dadri, GBN District, Meerut. 84. FIR No. 889/20 dated 15.12.2020 registered Under Section 420/467/468/471/409/201/120B Indian Penal Code/76A-2013 COMPANY ACT & 58B(4A) RBI ACT at Dadri, GBN District, Meerut. 85. FIR No. 119/20 dated 09.2.2020 registered Under Section 420/467/468/471/409/201/120B Indian Penal Code/76A-2013 COMPANY ACT & 58B(4A) RBI ACT at Sector 20 Noida, GBN District, Meerut. 86. FIR No. 41/21 dated 19.1.2021 registered Under Section 420/467/468/471/409/201/120B Indian Penal Code/76A-2013 COMPANY ACT & 58B(4A) RBI ACT at Dadri, GBN District, Meerut. ....

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....013 COMPANY ACT & 58B(4A) RBI ACT at Dadri, GBN District, Meerut. 100. FIR No. 175/21 dated 29.3.2021 registered Under Section 420/467/468/471/409/201/120B Indian Penal Code/76A-2013 COMPANY ACT & 58B(4A) RBI ACT at Dadri, GBN District, Meerut. 101. FIR No. 176/21 dated 29.3.2021 registered Under Section 420/467/468/471/409/201/120B Indian Penal Code/76A-2013 COMPANY ACT & 58B(4A) RBI ACT at Dadri, GBN District, Meerut. 102. FIR No. 246/21 dated 27.4.2021 registered Under Section 420/467/468/471/409/201/120B Indian Penal Code/76A-2013 COMPANY ACT & 58B(4A) RBI ACT at Dadri, GBN District, Meerut. 103. FIR No. 575/19 dated 15.7.2019 registered Under Section 420/467/468/471/409/201/120B Indian Penal Code/76A-2013 COMPANY ACT & 58B(4A) RBI ACT at Sardhana, Meerut. 104. FIR No. 492/21 dated 21.10.2019 registered Under Section 420/467/468/471/409/201/120B Indian Penal Code/76A-2013 COMPANY ACT & 58B(4A) RBI ACT at Civil Line, Meerut. 105. FIR No. 739/19 dated 31.7.2019 registered Under Section 420/467/468/471/409/201/120B Indian Penal Code/76A-2013 COMPANY ACT & 58B(4A) RBI ACT at Modi Nagar, GZB District Meerut. 106. FIR No.....

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....409/201/120B Indian Penal Code/76A-2013 COMPANY ACT & 58B(4A) RBI ACT at Sector-24 Noida, GBN District, Meerut. have been filed across the State of Uttar Pradesh. However, one FIR is registered at Economic Offence Wing, New Delhi, being No. 123/2019 registered on 06.07.2019. We hasten to add that Govt. of NCT of Delhi has no objection to club this FIR along with the principal FIR i.e., FIR No. 206/2019 dated 12.02.2019, referred to above. 13. Accordingly, following the principle enunciated by this Court in Amish Devgan v. Union of India and Ors.  (2021) 1 SCC 1, and in the peculiar facts of the present case, we, in exercise of power Under Article 142 of the Constitution of India, accede to the relief claimed in terms of the prayer Clause pertaining to consolidation of all FIRs, including registered in New Delhi, with FIR No. 206/2019 as the principal FIR and for being proceeded with in accordance with law. For, we are also of the opinion that multiplicity of the proceedings will not be in the larger public interest as well. 14. It is brought to our notice that investigation in respect of some FIRs has been completed and even charge sheet(s) have been filed by the Spec....

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.... 13. 201710/2022 @ FIR No. 809/2019 14. 201755/2022 @ FIR No. 609/2019 15. 201726/2022 @ FIR No. 592/2019 16. 201721/2022 @ FIR No. 386/2019 17. 201713/2022 @ FIR No. 369/2019 18. 201751/2022 @ FIR No. 440/2019 19. 201731/2022 @ FIR No. 866/2019 20. 201736/2022 @ FIR No. 432/2019 21. 201742/2022 @ FIR No. 598/2019 22. 201716/2022 @ FIR No. 361/2019 23. 201774/2022 @ FIR No. 697/2019 24. 201745/2022 @ FIR No. 411/2019 25. 201724/2022 @ FIR No. 389/2019 26. 201729/2022 @ FIR No. 383/2019 27. 201706/2022 @ FIR No. 362/2019 28. 201748/2022 @ FIR No. 1266/2019 29. 201718/2022 @ FIR No. 510/2019 30. 1118/2022 @ FIR No. 385/2019 are withdrawn to this Court and stand disposed of accordingly. 18. The passport and the amount deposited by the concerned Petitioner(s) in the writ petition(s) in this Court or any other court as condition for grant of bail, along with accrued interest, if any, shall stand transferred to the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gautam Budh Nagar, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh and then abide by its order. 19....

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....roject-Grand Venice, situated at Greater Noida, with the principal FIR bearing No. 353/2015 dated 09.06.2015 registered at Kasna Police Station in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh. 26. For the nature of order that we propose to pass, it is unnecessary to dilate on the allegations contained in different FIRs for the criminal action initiated against the Petitioner and other Accused named in the concerned FIRs. 27. Suffice it to note that the principal FIR filed in first point of time was registered by the Kasna Police Station in Greater Noida being FIR No. 353/2015 dated 09.06.2015. More or less, similar allegations are made in the subsequently filed FIRs by different buyers of the units in the concerned commercial building. As many as 41 FIRs Details of 41 FIRs are as under: 1. FIR No. 273/2019 dated 28.03.2019 registered at P.S. Kasna 2. FIR No. 543/19 dated 28.06.2019 registered at P.S. Kasna 3. FIR No. 629/2019 dated 14.07.2019 registered at P.S. Kasna 4. FIR No. 249/2019 dated 25.03.2019 registered at P.S. Kasna 5. FIR No. 275/2019 dated 28.03.2019 registered at P.S. Kasna 6. FIR No. 815/2018 dated 27.09.2018 regi....

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.... 40. FIR No. 574/2019 dated 05.07.2019 registered at P.S. Kasna 41. FIR No. 683/2019 dated 22.07.2019 registered at P.S. Kasna have been filed across the State of Uttar Pradesh and 5 FIRs Details of 5 FIRs are as under: 1. FIR No. 38/2018 dated 07.03.2018 registered at EOW, Delhi 2. FIR No. 26/2018 dated 20.02.2018 registered at P.S. Parliament Street 3. FIR No. 313/2020 dated 30.06.2020 registered at P.S. Patel Nagar 4. FIR No. 114/2016 dated 01.06.2016 registered at P.S. Parliament Street 5. FIR No. 135/2019 dated 22.07.2019 registered at EOW, Delhi in the Govt. of NCT of Delhi. We hasten to add that Govt. of NCT of Delhi has no objection to club these FIRs along with the principal FIR i.e., FIR No. 353/2015, referred to above. 28. Accordingly, following the principle enunciated by this Court in Amish Devgan v. Union of India and Ors.  (2021) 1 SCC 1, as also in the peculiar facts of the present case, we, in exercise of power Under Article 142 of the Constitution of India, accede to the relief claimed in terms of the prayer Clause (b)--of consolidation of all FIRs, including registered in New Delhi with ....