Case: Central Bureau Of Investigation Vs. K.M.Sharan

3. Brief facts which are necessary to dispose of this appeal are recapitulated as under:-A case (FIR RC No.AC3/2003, 0002) was registered against the then Vice-Chairman of the Delhi Development Authority and other senior officials of the DDA for entering into conspiracy with Dharmbir Khattar, Ajay Khanna, Ravinder Taneja, G.R. Gogia and Mukesh Saini to give undue favour to M/s DLF Universal Limited, New Delhi in the matter of allowing 300 Floor Area Ratio (FRA) in respect of one of the projects of DLF Universal by charging rates much below the prevailing market rates and obtained or agreed to obtain illegal gratification from M/s DLF as quid pro quo. The total bride amount was 1.10 crores. During the course of investigation and subsequent search conducted at the residence of the respondents son A.M. Sharan who was at that time Commissioner (Land Disposal, DDA), certain papers/documents relating to assets acquired/expenses incurred by him and his family members besides the cash amount of Rs.36 lacs were recovered and seized by the Central Bureau of Investigation. Consequently, a fresh FIR No.RC.AC.3/2003 A0003 was registered against A.M. Sharan, the son of the respondent.4. During the investigation of the subsequent case emanating from FIR No. RC.AC.3/2003 A0003, A.M. Sharan claimed that the cash of about Rs.36 lacs recovered from his residence belonged to his father, the respondent herein. On enquiry from the father, the respondent K.M. Sharan took the plea in writing that the amount recovered from the residence of his son belonged to him which he had received as sale proceeds of tow properties, i.e., Plot No. 908 and House No. C-2/388, Janak Puri, New Delhi. The respondent submitted that the cash of Rs.4 lacs and 10 lacs received by him on 04.02.2003 and 06.03.2003 respectively from Vijay Gulati for the sale proceeds of Bahadurgarh plot and the cash amount of Rs.22 lacs was received on 20.03.2003 as an advance from Harmanjeet Singh and Anoop Singh for sale of Janak Puri house in total consideration of Rs.50 lacs.5. The CBI found that there were several inconsistencies and irregularities in the stand taken by the respondent (written plea) and the stand taken by his son, A.M. Sharan with regard to recovery of Rs.36 lacs from the residence of A.M. Sharan. The CBI conducted investigation and after its completion, charge-sheet was filed on 06.09.2005 in the Court of Special Judge, Patiala House Courts, New Delhi for offences under section 13(2) read with 13(1) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 against A.M. Sharan and also under section 120B read with section 193 IPC against A.M. Sharan and the respondent. The respondent filed Criminal Miscellaneous Petition No.1802 of 2006 under section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for quashing of the FIR/charge-sheet under section 120B read with 193 IPC. The High Court by the impugned judgment quashed FIR No.RC AC3/2003. According to the CBI, the FIR/charge-sheet was erroneously quashed by the High Court.6. According to the appellant CBI, the High Court did not consider the material collected during investigation which according to the appellant was sufficient to prove the charges. According to the CBI, the High Court did not properly consider the entire material in proper perspective. According to the CBI, the allegations levelled against the respondent were fully supported by documents and also sufficient to prove the case during the trial. According to the CBI, the High Court has seriously erred in quashing the FIR/charge-sheet at the very threshold without even giving an opportunity to the CBI to lead evidence in the case. According to the appellant CBI, during investigation it was revealed that the stand taken by the respondent with regard to the recovery of Rs.36 lacs is totally false and untenable. The documents which were supplied to the appellant CBI in support of the stand taken by the respondent were also found to bedeem it appropriate to reproduce certain portions of the charge-sheet to evaluate whether the ingredients of offence under section 120B read with section 193 IPC are made out or not. It would not be appropriate to comment on the material collected by the CBI because the evidence has yet not been adduced, but from the prime facie material on record, we would try to adjudge and evaluate whether the High Court was justified in quashing the FIR and the charge-sheet in this case. The relevant para nos. 3, 8 and 17 to 21 of the charge-sheet read asIt was alleged in the FIR that accused Anand Mohan Sharan, while working in different capacities in Govt. of Haryana and as Commissioner (Land Disposal), Delhi Development Authority, New Delhi (while on deputation to Govt. of India from 17.7.2001 to 28.3.2003) between the period from 1990 to 27.3.2003 by corrupt or illegal means or by abusing his official position as public servant acquired assets in his own name or in the name of his family members which are substantially disproportionate to his known sources of income. It is also alleged that during the period from 31.8.1990 to 27.3.2003, Shri Anand Mohan Sharan had a total income of around Rs. 28.06 lacs from all sources and his total expenditure during the said period was around Rs. 12.68 lacs. It was further alleged that as against the likely savings of Rs.15.38 lacs approximately, he has been found in possession of assets totaling Rs.59.89 lacs approx. which are disproportionate to his known sources of income to the extent of Rs.44.51 lacs, which he could not satisfactorily account for.8. Investigation has further disclosed that till 22.8.1991 Shri Anand Mohan Sharan did not have any significant/noticeable assets. It is also disclosed that Shri Anand Mohan Sharan acquired a residential flat at HOPE Apartments, Gurgaon and the payments for the same were made during the period from 22.8.1991 to 14.12.1995. It has also been disclosed that the said flat was allotted to accused Anand Mohan Sharan on 9.10.1995 and it is still in his possession. It is further disclosed that in a short spell of time accused Anand Mohan Sharan accumulated substantial movable assets including Bank balances and other investments.17. Investigation has further disclosed that during search conducted in RC.AC.3/2003 A002 at the residence of Shri Anand Mohan Sharan, cash of Rs.36,14,970/- was recovered from two different places in the house, out of which Rs.33 lacs in the form of 1000 currency notes of Rs.1000/- each, 4600 currency notes of Rs.500/- each and balance 600 currency notes of Rs.100/- each were found inside a VIP sky bag, kept inside box type double cash aggregating to Rs.3,14,970/- was found/recovered from different steel almirahs, in the said house.18. During investigation Shri Anand Mohan Sharan claimed that the amount of Rs. 36 lakhs recovered from his residence belonged to his father. On his part, Shri K.M. Sharan, father of accused took the plea that the amount recovered from the residence of his son was received as sale proceeds of two properties - (a) Plot No. 908, MIE, Bhadurgarh and (b) House No. C-2/388, Janak Puri, New Delhi. He contended that cash of Rs.4 lakhs and Rs. 10 lakhs respectively were received by him on 4.2.2003 and 6.3.2003 from Shri Vijay Gulati at Bahadurgarh Plot and an amount of Rs.22 lakhs was received on 20.3.2003 from Shri Harmanjeet Singh and Shri Anoop Singh as advance for sale of Janakpuri House against a total consideration of Rs.50 lakhs. He has also claimed that since he had to proceed to Jaisalmer on 8.3.2003, he kept the amount of Rs.14 lakhs received for Bahadurgarh plot with his son Shri Anand Mohan Sharan. Further, he also contended that he had fractured his leg at Jaisalmer and had returned to Delhi on 12.3.2003, the deal for sale of Janakpuri house also materialized and consequent thereto, he claimed to have kept the said amount of Rs.22 lakhs also at his sons residence. He further claimed that it was in view of his medical condition that he considered it prudent to keep cash received towards the above mentioned sale transactions at his sons house.19. During the investigation, the plea taken by Shri K.M. Sharan was found to be dubious and incorrect, as a number of inconsistencies were found in the explanation which rebut the explanation of Shri K.M. Sharan and accused Shri Anand Mohan Sharan in tandem, regarding recovery of Rs.36 lakhs. Such inconsistencies are listed as under:-(i) That the search was conducted in RC.AC.3/2003 A002 at the residence of Shri Anand Mohan Sharan on 27.03.2003. It is pertinent to mention that Shri K.M. Sharan, father of Shri Anand Mohan Sharan, was not present at the house of Shri Anand Mohan Sharan at the time of the search when Rs.36 lacs were recovered from him. Further, house search at C-2/388, Janakpuri, New Delhi of Shri K.M. Sharan was also conducted on 28.03.2003, i.e. one day after the search at the house of Shri Anand Mohan Sharan. During the search, cash of Rs.75,000/- was also seized from Shri K.M. Sharans house. The plea of Shri K.M. Sharan that Rs.36 lacs was kept by him at his sons house for safe keeping becomes untenable due to recovery of substantial amount of cash from his own house too, subsequently.(ii) That Shri Krishan Mohan Sharan was required to give his consent for lie detector test in the context of his claim regarding Rs.36 lakhs seized from the residence of Shri Anand Mohan Sharan. However, Shri Krishan Mohan Sharan expressed his unwillingness in writing citing medical reasons. On the basis of Medical advice of Dr. S.S.Bansal, Director, Metro Heart Institute, Faridabad in whose hospital he was earlier admitted after the arrest of Shri Anand Mohan Sharan in RC AC3/2003 A002. Incidently, Shri K.M. Sharan was treated by Dr. S.S. Bansal as a complimentary patient during that time and no payment was charged.(iii) That the property no. C-2/388, Janakpuri, New Delhi for the sale of which an amount of Rs.22 lacs was claimed to have been received, was mortgaged to Bank of Baroda, Navada Branch, New Delhi, in lieu of Bank guarantee for Rs. 1 crore issued by the Bank of behalf of M/s Sharan Distributors. The said Bank guarantee was issued on 27.8.2002 in lieu of a security deposit of Rs.1 crore on behalf of M/s. Sharan Distributors against equitable mortgage of property situated at C-2/388, Janakpuri, New Delhi. It is also disclosed that the borrower is morally under obligation not to deal with the property in any manner, whatsoever, without the written consent/approval of the Bank. In view of this, Shri Krishnan Mohan Sharan could not have entered into an agreement to sell with Shri Harmanjeet Singh and Shri Anoop Singh, without the consent of the Bank. Investigation has also disclosed that Shri Ved Prakash Aneja, Chartered Engineer, C-2/19, Janakpuri who was deputed by the Bank to conduct Valuation of the said property, C-2/388, Janakpuri, New Delhi at the time of issuing Bank guarantee, had valued the same at Rs.1 crore 29 lakhs as per valuation report dated 21.7.2001. It completely defies logic and commonsense that this property valued at Rs.1 crore 29 lacs was being sold for a total consideration of Rs.50 lacs to Shri Harmanjeet Singh and Shri Anoop Singh.(iv) That, Shri Anoop Singh who purportedly financed Rs.12 lakhs out of the Rs.22 lakhs for purchase of Janakpuri property, while disclosing the source of this amount he claimed that he and his family members received money amounting to Rs.10,60,000/- in 28 separate installments from August 2002 to March 2003 from his relatives settled in USA through Western Union Money Transfer. It defies commonsense and reasonable prudence that this money never entered banking channels from August 2002 to March 2003 and was kept in the house by Shri Anoop Singh, and was finally allegedly paid in cash to Shri K.M. Sharan.(v) That, the stamp paper purchased for the purported sale/purchase of House No.C-2/388, Janakpuri, New Delhi is shown to have been purchased on 20.03.2003 in the record of Shri Devender Kumar, Stamp Vendor and entry to this effect has been made in the last line of the page at Sl. No. 94304, which is in handwriting different from the preceding and succeeding entries. Moreover, entry at Sl. Nos. 94084, 94147, 94484, 94592, 94593. 94775, 94812, 94924, 94925, 94999, 95186, 95698, 95881, 97547, 97913, 98095, 99427 and 98503 are deliberately left blank being the last serial No. of the relevant pages. Furthers Sl.Nos. 71, 121, 122, 124 to 127, 130, 131, 142, 143, 145 to 147, 153, 154, 162, 163, 174 to 180, 188, 189, 193, 194, 197, 199, 200, 201, 203 to 207, 221, 222, 225 to 229, 233, 239, 245 to 249 have been left blank to facilitate such false entries, as done in the instant case. Moreover, as per practice, Stamp Papers are purchased by the party who is purchasing any property whereas the relevant stamp papers have been shown purchased in the name of Shri K.M. Sharan. Thus the credibility of the agreement to sell is doubtful. During investigation, Shri Devender Kumar, Stamp Vendor who sold Stamp Papers for property no. C-2/388, Janakpuri, New Delhi on 20.3.2003, stated that some employee of an advocate had come to him and requested for back dated stamp paper in the name of Shri K.M. Sharan, as the stamp paper purchased earlier was purportedly lost. Accordingly, he saw his register and found that entry at Sl. No. 94304 was lying blank. So he made an entry regarding sale of stamp paper to Shri K.M. Sharan in that blank space available in the date 20.3.2003 in his register, whereas it was sold much later.(vi) That, Shri Krishan Mohan Sharan has taken a plea that amount of Rs.36 lakhs received by him for sale of two properties could not be deposited in the Bank as he was searching for a property for his daughter and later on he fractured his leg, due to which he could not visit the Bank. But during investigation many Bank accounts of Shri K.M. Sharan and his company were scrutinized, which show that during the relevant period, there were many debits as well as credit entries made in those accounts and that he had operated his Bank accounts through his employees.(vii) That, Shri K.M. Sharan claimed that he had kept Rs.4 lakhs in his house which was received by him on 4.2.2003 towards advance for sale of plot at Bahadurgarh till 8.3.2003 instead of depositing the same at Bank of Baroda located near his house, where he had an account. He has claimed that this amount was kept at Anand Mohan Sharans residence on 8.3.2003 i.e. more than one month later. He also claimed that part payment of Rs.10,00,000/- received on 6.3.2003 in the same deal was also kept by him at Anand Mohan Sharans residence on 8.3.2003 instead of depositing the same in the aforesaid Bank located near his house. These claims of Shri K.M. Sharan are devoid of any logic, and defy normal human prudence/practice.(viii) That, during investigation, Shri Vijay Gulati and Shri Ajay Gulati who allegedly purchased the Bahadurgarh plot have stated before independent witnesses, that the currency notes of Rs.14 lacs paid by them to Shri K.M. Sharan for the deal of Bahadurgarh plot were in the denomination of Rs.100 and Rs.50/-. However, in the currency noted of 36 lacs, which was seized from the residence of Shri Anand Mohan Sharan, as aforementioned, the currency notes found in the denomination of Rs. 100/- add up to only Rs.60,000/-. It is also disclosed that there are no currency notes in the denominations of Rs.50/- as rest of currency notes are in the denominations of Rs.1000/- and Rs.500/-.(ix) That Shri Vijay Gulati of M/s. Sunrex Fabrics made false and manipulated entries in the books of accounts of M/s. Gulati & Co. and in the Account Book of M/s. Sunrex and Co. to show availability of Rs.14 lakhs in cash purportedly paid to Shri K.M. Sharan. These manipulated entries according to Shri Vijay Gulati were made at the behest of Shri K. M. Sharan after the aforementioned recovery of Rs.36 lacs, to legitimate existence of Rs.14 lacs. In order to show receipt/generation of Rs.14 lakhs in Account Books of M/s. Gulati and Co., Shri Vijay Gulati has also prepared false cash memos showing receipt/generation of sales worth Rs.14 lacs by M/s. Gulati & Co. and thereafter, the amount was shown transferred to the account of M/s Sunrex & Co. However, the Ledger Book of M/s Sunrex & Co., which indicates total transaction of the company does not show receipts/generation of sales worth Rs.14 lacs during the period 18.1.2003 to 3.3.2003. Further whereas the sale proceeds of M/s Gulati & Co. between August 2000 to January, 2003 (29 months) were worth Rs.1,52,534/- purchased sales shown to have been made between 18th January, 2003 and 3rd March, 2003 (44 days) were for Rs.13,83,106/-. This clearly indicates an inconsistent pattern of purported business/sales of M/s. Gulati & Co. through false cash memos, which were prepared to show false sales.20. Thus, the investigation has disclosed that Shri K.M. Sharan, in order to save his son actively connived with him to fabricate false evidence to legitimize the ill-gotten amount of Rs.36 lakhs recovered as aforementioned from Shri Anand Mohan Sharan failed to satisfactorily account for the source of acquisition of his numerous assets. During the course of investigation, he has, in connivance with his father come up with certain dubious explanations and in support thereof created certain fraudulently prepared documents showing cash of Rs.36 lacs recovered from him as belonged to Shri K. M. Sharan. Investigation claims/explanations to be false. It is also disclosed that Shri Anand Mohan Sharan had entered into a criminal conspiracy with his father Shri K.M. Sharan, in furtherance to which false evidence was created and submitted during the course of investigation in the instant case.21. The investigation has therefore established that the said Shri Anand Mohan Sharan during the period 22.08.1991 to 27.03.2003 was in possession of assets which are disproportionate to his known sources of income by Rs.45,70,560.38 (Rupees Forth five lacs, seventy thousand, five hundred sixty and thirty eight paisa) which he could not satisfactorily account for. Further, Shri Krishan Mohan Sharan entered into criminal conspiracy with Shri Anand Mohan Sharan by intentionally fabricating false evidence to legitimize the source of the aforementioned cash of Rs.36,00,000/- seized during the house search of Shri Anand Mohan Sharan. The aforesaid acts constitute commission of offences punishable U/s 13(2) r/w 13(1)(e) of PC Act, 1988 by Shri Anand Mohan Sharan and U/s 120B r/w 193 I.P.C. by Shri Anand Mohan Sharan and Shri Krishan Mohan Sharan and substantive offence thereof.In the light of abovementioned material, we are called upon to critically evaluate and examine the judgment of the High Court. This exercise has been undertaken in order to arrive at objective assessment whether the High Court was justified in quashing the FIR ant the charge-sheet in this case.9. In the impugned judgment, the High Court after giving the basic facts of the case and recording of the submissions of the parties has given its findings. The relevant portion of the High Courts findings in the impugned judgment are set out in the succeedingaccording to the C.B.I., the plea of the petitioner that he had kept the sale proceeds of the two properties at his sons residence was not a valid plea as nothing prevented the petitioner to keep this amount as well as at his sons house if he was so concerned about the safety of his cash. I may say that Rs.75,000/- is quite small amount in comparison to Rs.36 lacs therefore, prosecuting the petitioner for this reason to my mind was notsupplied)10. The High Court further observed asis not the case of the C.B.I. that the petitioner is not the owner of the properties nor is the case of the C.B.I., that the vendees were bogus persons. Rather charge sheet filed by the C.B.I. confirms the fact that during investigation, Shri Vijay Gulati one of the prospective buyers of the property of the petitioner had admitted that he had paid a part consideration towards the property to the petitioner but the C.B.I. still made the petitioner an accused on the ground that the denomination of currency notes described by Vijay Gulati did not tally with the currency notes recovered from the possession of the son of the petitioner. To my mind, this could not be the valid ground for implicating thesupplied)11. Regarding provisions of section 193 IPC, the High Court observed asProvisions of Section 193 of the Indian Penal Code purposes of being used in any stage of judicial proceedings. The entire investigation conducted by the investigators indicates that they did not probe into the fact if written documents such as agreement to sell, receipt, sale deed, post dated cheques were fabricates for the purposes of being used at the stage of judicial proceedings. On the contrary investigation conducted by the investigators in this regard fortifies the fact that the transactions with regard to the sale of two immovable properties of the petitioner actually did take place one with Vijay Gulati and another with Harmanjeet Singh and Anoop Singh and they had stated before the investigators that part of the amount had actually passed to the petitioner towards the part sale price of the two properties, yet the investigators suspected and merely on suspicion brought him in the dock. It shall be noteworthy to add here that the prospective vendees having come to know that the properties which were to be purchased by them had become a subject matter of criminal case, they filed civil suits in the High Court for cancellation of their agreements and for refund of their amount. This is is one of the strong circumstances which favours the petitioner. The investigators felt that even this was done at the behest of the petitioner. If investigators were so sure about this then what prevented them from bringing these two parties in the criminal net as well. The prosecution appears to have hooked the petitioner merely on suspicion. The prosecution took note of the following circumstances, such as currency notes found from the son of the petitioners house were in different denomination than what was described by the vendees, that the petitioner could not have legally sold this property without having sanctioned from the bank, that the sum of Rs.75,000/- was recovered from the house of the petitioner and he could keep this amount with his son if he was so concerned about the safety of his cash amount, that the petitioner had not deposited the said amount in the bank, that the petitioner sold the property for Rs.50 lacs particularly when its value was more than one crore. These reasons, according to my mind, were not valid reasons for prosecuting thesupplied)12. On the basis of the aforementioned observations, the High Court came to definite finding that no criminal liability can be fastened on the respondent herein (and the petitioner before the High Court). The High Court further observed asNo criminal liability can be fastened to the petitioner who was not connected with the commission of main offence at all as co-conspirator nor Section 193 of Indian Penal Code can be attracted against the petitioner. Even otherwise if at all the version of the CBI is taken as correct then in that eventuality the Sub Registrar who executed the sale deed claimed to be fabricated should have been prosecuted and also the stamp vendor from whom the judicial stamp papers for the purpose of executing the sale deed and agreement to sell an ante dated should have been prosecuted as co-conspirators. The CBI in that case should also have proceeded against the vendees in whose favour the agreement to sell and sale and sale deed were executed. The CBI did not do so because the CBI was not sure whether the documents produced by the petitioner to show that the amount so recovered from the house of his son actually belonged to the petitioner it being the sale proceed of the transaction ofHigh Court observed that the CBI in this case should have proceeded against the vendees in whose favour the agreement to sell was executed. According to the learned judge of the High Court, the CBI did not do so because the CBI was not sure whether documents produced by the respondent herein to show that the amount so recovered from the house actually belonged to the respondents son.13. In the impugned judgment, the High Court gave a clean chit to the respondent. The High Court observed aselse weigh in my mind is that his son accused Anand Mohan Sharan was given only one day to produce such documents. This Court wonders if documents referred to above could be prepared overnight. However, these documents also included the cheques paid by the vendee towards the transaction of the property. While being interrogated he had there and then stated that the amount so recovered from his house actually belonged to his father which he had kept, he being alone and an old man and for safety purpose he had kept that amount with him. He was asked to bring proof in that regard next day which he brought before the investigator in the form of an agreement to sell executed between his father and the vendees and also the sale deed including the receipt and cheques which were of prior date of the date of alleged commission of present offence. I am of the considered opinion that the prosecution has no case against the petitioner he being not involved either in the commission of main offence or for creating the offence of fabricating thesupplied)14. In the concluding paragraph, the High Court observed that the respondent herein has been unnecessarily roped in a criminal case and it was a fit case where the court must exercise its inherent power under section 482 Cr.P.C. to quash the FIR No.RC.AC3/2003 A0003 dated 6.10.2003 registered against the respondent.

Court's reasoning:
21. The powers possessed by the High Court under section 482 of the Code are very wide and the very plenitude of the power requires great caution in its exercise. The court must be careful to see that its decision in exercise of this power is based on sound principles. The inherent power should not be exercised to stifle a legitimate prosecution. The High Court should normally refrain from giving a prima facie decision in a case where all the facts are incomplete and hazy; more so, when the evidence has not been collected and produced before the court and the issues involved, whether factual or legal, are of such magnitude that they cannot be seen in their true perspective without sufficient material. Of course, no hard and fast rule can be laid down in regard to cases in which the High Court ought to exercise its extraordinary jurisdiction of quashing the proceedings at any stage.On analysis of this case, in our opinion, it really does not support the case of the respondent. The ratio of the judgment is clear that the extraordinary powers of the court under section 482 Cr.P.C. can be exercised only in exceptional circumstances where all allegations incorporated in the FIR or the complaint do not prime facie constitute any offence or make out a case against thethe basis of the material available on record and the allegations levelled against the respondent in the FIR and the charge-sheet, it cannot be concluded that no ingredients of offence under section 120B read with section 193 IPC are present in the instant case.35. At this stage, the High Court in its jurisdiction under section 482 Cr.P.C. was not called upon to embark upon the enquiry whether the allegations in the FIR and the charge-sheet were reliable or not and thereupon to render definite finding about truthfulness or veracity of the allegations. These are matters which can be examined only by the concerned court after the entire material is produced before it on a thorough investigation and evidence is led.36. In the impugned judgment, according to the settled legal position, the High Court ought to have critically examined whether the allegations made in the First Information Report and the charge-sheet taken on their face value and accepted in their entirety would prima facie constitute an offence for making out a case against the accused (respondent herein).On careful scrutiny and analysis of the allegations incorporated in the FIR and the charge-sheet set out in the preceding paragraphs of this judgment, it is abundantly clear that ingredients of sections 193 and 120B IPC are clearly made out in the instant case setting out a cognizable offence justifying the registration of a case and investigation thereon.40. In our considered view, this case does not fall under any of the categories of cases formulated in Bhajan Lals case (supra) relied upon by the respondent calling for exercise of extraordinary jurisdiction or inherent powers of the court to quash the FIR.41. It would not be appropriate to comment or express any opinion on the truthfulness or veracity of the allegations incorporated in the FIR or the charge-sheet because we would not like the trial Court to be influenced by any of the findings of this Court or the High Court in the trial of this case. All what we can say without any hesitation is that on the basis of the averments and allegations incorporated in the FIR and the charge-sheet, the High Court was not justified in quashing the FIR/charge-sheet while exercising its extraordinary jurisdiction under section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure to stifle a legitimate prosecution.