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REPORTABLE
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1127 OF 2026 (Arising out of SLP (Crl) No. 6670/2021)
VANDANA JAIN & ORS. …APPELLANT(S)
VERSUS
THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH & ORS. …RESPONDENT(S)
J U D G M E N T
MANOJ MISRA, J.
1. Leave granted.
2. This appeal impugns the judgment and order of the
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad1 dated 30.07.2021
passed in Misc. Bench No. 16314 of 2021 whereby the writ
1 High Court
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petition of the appellants seeking quashing of FIR 2
No.0112 of 2021, dated 14.03.2021, lodged at Police
Station (for short, P.S.) Hazratganj, District Lucknow,
under Sections 406, 420, 467, 468 and 471 of the Indian
Penal Code, 18603, has been dismissed.
FACTS
3. Vandana Jain (appellant no. 1), Divya Bhatia,
Siddharth Jain (appellant no.2) and Kanishk Jain
(appellant no.3), described as first party, entered into a
joint venture agreement4 dated 16.08.2010 with Motor
General Sales Ltd. (Respondent No.2), described as second
party. As per the terms and conditions of the JVA, the first
party gave development rights to the second party for
developing...