LAWS(ALL)-2019-7-218

C.N. VELANKAR Vs. STATE OF U.P.

Decided On July 02, 2019
C.N. Velankar Appellant
V/S
STATE OF U.P. Respondents

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The present petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed by the petitioners for quashing of proceedings of Criminal Case No.238 of 2000/ Criminal Case No.377 of 2001, Police Station Sandila, District Hardoi pending in the Court of Judicial Magistrate, Hardoi and order of cognizance dated 05.03.2001 passed by II-Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Hardoi and all other consequential proceedings of the aforesaid case.

(2.) The petitioners are former employees of Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank (CA-CIB) earlier known as Credit Agricole Indosuez/Calyon Bank (hereinafter referred to as 'the Bank') having its head office at Paris, France. The Bank has its operations in India. It possesses the status of a Scheduled Bank in India having its main Branch Office at Mumbai. It has also branches at Pune, Bombay, Delhi and Chennai. The petitioners were posted at Mumbai Branch of the Bank at the relevant point of time.

(3.) Opposite party No.2-SAF Yeast Co. Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as 'the Company') is a company incorporated under the Companies Act having its registered office at Mumbai. The company had opened a current account with Mumbai Branch of the Bank in relation to its business dealing from its registered office at Mumbai. The company has two units in India, one at Chiplun in Maharashtra and the other is at Sandila, U.P.