members of the public.
2002 Supp 3 SCR 124 The following Order of the Court was delivered Special leave granted.
The offences were under Sections 406, 420, 468, 471, 120B of Indian Penal Code, 1860 for short IPC and Section 7 2 of the Punjab Reforms Act, 1972.
When monies were number repaid and companyplaints were received by the State, the Vigilance Department registered FIRs against the respondent as a companyaccused in the case registered against Messrs. Golden Forest India Limited.
On a query being raised by this Court, the learned companynsel for the respondent sought to rely on Sections 218 and 220 of Cr.
The High Court, by treating the order in V.K. Sharmas case supra as a precedent allowed the petition under Section 482 transferred those cases which were pending in different companyrts in the State of Punjab against the respondent to the Special judicial Magistrate.
But on the maturity date the sums were number returned.
The respondent is a former Director of Messrs. Golden Forest India Limited.
P.C. in an effort to justify his plea for the companysolidation of the cases.
This Company had companylected money from the general public for purchasing the land and had promised that the amount would be returned after expiry of the maturity period fixed through cheques.
When proceedings were initiated in different companyrts the respondent filed an application under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 for short Cr.
According to the prosecution, crores of rupees had been obtained by the said Company from .
