W.P.(CRL)/1373/2017 of HEMANT KUMAR PANDEY & ORS Vs THE COMMISIONER OF POLICE & ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ W.P.(CRL) 1373/2017

HEMANT KUMAR PANDEY & ORS

..... Petitioner

Represented by: Mr. Abhishek Chakraborty, Adv.

versus

THE COMMISIONER OF POLICE & ORS

..... Respondent

Represented by: Mr. R.S. Kundu, ASC with Mr. Bhagat Singh Adv. with Si Yadram Yadav, PS EOW. Bhagat Singh Adv. with Si Yadram Yadav, PS EOW.

Ms. Rajdipa Behura, SPP with Ms.

Damini, Adv. for CBI/ R-3.

Mr. Devesh Dubey, proxy Adv. for Mr. Arun Agarwal, Adv. for R-4/ BOB. Mr. Arun Agarwal, Adv. for R-4/ BOB.

CORAM:HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MUKTA GUPTA

O R R14.02.2019

Learned Additional Standing Counsel for the State submits that after the last date of hearing one more complainant/ victim has come forward and out of the 20 complainants now statement of 16 victims/ complainants have been recorded and the remaining will also be recorded. He states that the three main accused namely Pramod Kr. Singh, Sagar Mehta, Neetu Singh have been declared proclaimed offenders and efforts will be made to trace them. He further states that the investigation from the bank accounts etc. is almost complete, however the investigating agency would wait the arrest of W.P.(CRL) 1373/2017 page 1 of 2

the main accused before proceeding further as without the accused being available the proceedings will lead to no conclusion.

Being satisfied by the investigation carried out, this Court finds no further ground to proceed with the petition in question which seeks expedited investigation of FIR No.54/2016 under Sections 406/420/120B IPC.

Petition is disposed of clarifying that investigating agency will continue their efforts to trace the three proclaimed offenders and file the charge-sheet as expeditiously as possible.

FEBRUARY 14, 2019 ‘ga’

MUKTA GUPTA, J.

W.P.(CRL) 1373/2017