ASHOK KALIA Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB

JUDGEMENT

(1.) NINE First Information Reports were got registered by depositors against the two petitioners Ashok Kalia and his wife Deepika Kalia under Section, 406 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3 and 4 of the Prize Chits and Money Circulation Schemes (Banning) Act, 1978 on the ground that the deposits accepted by the accused on the basis of receipts issued under the signatures of co-accused Smt. Harcharan Kaur were not returned to them on due dates in spite of repeated demands. The details of deposits, their date of receipt by the accused under the signatures of co-accused Smt. Harcharan Kaur and the date of their return are all duly mentioned in the different F.I.Rs, The ground for implicating the married daughter Deepika of the lady accepting deposits Smt. Harcharan Kaur as also her son-in-law Ashok Kalia husband of Deepika is that major portion of the deposit was utilized for celebrating their marriage. Relevant para 5 of the complaint reads :

(2.) I have heard Shri K. G. Chaudhary Advocate, for the petitioner, Shri S.P. Soni, Advocate for the respondent State and have carefully gone through the material on record.

(3.) IN this particular case as per assertions made in the FIR the offences are said to have been committed during the period 30-11-1983 to 11-8-1984 while the criminal case, against the accused petitioners was filed on 13-8-1987 ; after the expiry of three years of limitation.