also allegations that accused 1 to
3 had taken 530 set top boxes of the complainant.
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4. Insofar as the present petitioners are concerned ... allegation that accused 1 to 3 started to use the set top boxes of
the petitioners herein viz. A4 and A5. These allegations even
Report is placed on record wherefrom it appears that 14337 Hathway set
top boxes have been recovered by the investigating agency.
Learned Advocate ... facto complainant submits that there are
further set top boxes and other equipments still lying with the petitioners.
This, however, is denied and disputed
conversation of the
complainant with the present petitioner on telephone. 500 Set-top boxes
were sold on 28.7.2017 and these were received by one worker
Rewa on 19.05.2019 alleging that the
present applicant has misused a set-top box of the dish tv to steal the signal
of Star Plus
account of the petitioner as
advance for setting up set top boxes and other ancillary activities
connected therewith. It is also alleged that the petitioner
submits that his clients are
ready and willing to deposit the set top boxes which are in their possession to the
investigating agency.
Investigating agency
cannot
justify the wrongful conduct of the petitioners in withholding the set-top
boxes.
Petitioners shall meet the investigating officer of the case and
disclose ... number of set-top boxes which are held by them and
payments, if any, made by them in respect thereof to the de facto
complainant
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irrespective of the number of the Set Top Boxes (STBs)
installed by him and it is also open that all the registered
allegation
is of taking away Rs. 1,50,000/- from the cash box and a gold
chain from his neck.
4. Learned counsel ... petitioner, by which the order impugned in the present case
has been set aside, though only with regard to the petitioner of
that case
The Judgment Of The Supreme Court In U. ... vs U. Srinivas on 23 September, 2019