STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: A Division Bench of State High Court Jammu Wing comprising Justice Muzaffar Hussain Attar and Justice Janak Raj Kotwal on Thursday directed Senior AAG to file the status report on the First Information Report (FIR) pertaining to Dutta Finance Company scam.
The direction came in response to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Trilok Singh and others against alleged cheating by Dutta Finance Company to the tune of more than 20 crore rupees. The Division Bench observed that the status report filed by Senior Superintendent of Police Crime Branch, Jammu, stated that FIR No.302/2012 of Police Station Gandhi Nagar, Jammu pertains to Dutta Finance Company scam. It is further stated that the case was initially registered at Police Station Gandhi Nagar, Jammu against Gurbachan Singh Dutta, Harpal Singh Dutta, Bhajan Kour and Gurdeep Singh but thereafter was transferred to Crime Branch Jammu for investigation and the charge-sheet against the accused stands filed in the Court of CJM Jammu on 19th July, 2013 where from it has been transferred to the Court of 1st Additional Sessions Judge Jammu and the trial of the case is pending before the 1st Additional Sessions Judge Jammu.
Advocate O.P Thakur appearing for the depositors has filed an application that in the order dated 11th May, 2015, instead of mentioning FIR No.107/2013 under Sections 420, 406, 409 and 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. JNF
