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A Delhi court has directed the Delhi Police to file a FIR against Hero Motocorp Ltd, its Chairman and MD Pawan Munjal.
New Delhi: In a significant development, a Delhi court has directed the Delhi Police to file a First Information Report (FIR) against Hero Motocorp Ltd, its Chairman and Managing Director Pawan Munjal, and other officials in connection with an alleged cheating case involving Rs 64,95,000.
The court emphasized the necessity for a detailed police investigation and interrogation of the accused, highlighting that there was no restriction on registering cross-FIRs. The order came after the police filed an Action Taken Report (ATR), indicating that previous FIRs had already been lodged, including one against the complainant.
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According to the court order, Hero Motocorp had entered into a contract with Roop Darshan Pandey, which was renewed periodically until March 31, 2009. The court noted that since 2009, the accused had allegedly engaged in fraudulent activities. It was claimed that Hero Motocorp, in collusion with officials Vijay Srivastava and Jeet Singh, prepared forged State Bank of India (SBI) provident fund (PF) deposit challans from January 2009 to January 2010. These documents falsely represented that the applicant company had submitted them in 2009 and 2010, despite Hero Motocorp only coming into existence on July 27, 2011.
The fraudulent activities allegedly resulted in a wrongful gain of Rs 64,95,000 by creating false debit entries against the applicant. The court order also pointed out that the victim had approached the concerned police station and higher authorities without receiving any action on his complaint, leading him to file a 156(3) CrPC application to get an FIR registered.
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The police’s ATR noted that a case was lodged in 2013 at PS Shakarpur for fabricating a wage payment register for March 2010 and misappropriating wage, PF, and employee state insurance amounts to implicate and cheat the complainant. Another FIR was filed in 2012 by Gurugram Police against the applicant for forging PF challans at the instance of Hero Motocorp.
Despite the police’s assertion that no fresh FIR was needed, the court ordered the registration of a new FIR. The court underscored that the allegations required a thorough investigation to uncover the truth, involving the collection and scientific analysis of various documents.
The court directed that the FIR be registered within three days of receiving the order and that a copy be filed in court within the same timeframe.
