Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 4: In the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Trilok Singh and others against alleged cheating by Dutta Finance Companies, Division Bench of State High Court comprising Justice Muzaffar Hussain Attar and Justice Janak Raj Kotwal today sought status of the FIR.
“In the status report, Senior Superintendent of Police Crime Branch has mentioned that FIR No.302/2012 of Police Station Gandhi Nagar pertains to Dutta Finance Company scam. He has mentioned that the case was initially registered at Police Station Gandhi Nagar against Gurbachan Singh Dutta, Harpal Singh Dutta, Bhajan Kour and Gurdeep Singh but thereafter it was transferred to Crime Branch for investigation”, the DB observed.
“The charge-sheet against the accused stands filed in the court of CJM Jammu where from it has been committed to the court of 1st Additional Sessions Judge Jammu and the trial of the case is pending”, the DB further observed.
Advocate OP Thakur appearing for the depositors has filed an application that in the order dated 11.05.2015, instead of mentioning FIR No.107/2013 under Sections 420/ 406/ 409/ 120-B RPC registered at Police Station Nowabad, FIR No.302/2012 under Section 420 RPC registered at Police Station, Gandhi Nagar, Jammu, has been mentioned.
Upon this, Division Bench directed Senior AAG to file status of FIR No: 107/2013.