DEVASHIS BARUAH
Paarth Projects – Appellant
Versus
Balaji Enterprises – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. court procedural integrity and judicial oversight. (Para 1) |
| 2. proceedings initiated under section 138. (Para 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7) |
| 3. parties dispute validity of notice and process. (Para 9 , 10 , 11) |
| 4. court's analysis on service of notice and process issuance. (Para 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 18 , 19) |
| 5. consequences of improper notice and implications for trial. (Para 17 , 21) |
| 6. court's order quashing previous orders and guiding future actions. (Para 20 , 22 , 23 , 24) |
ORDER :
Devashis Baruah, J.
1. Heard Dr. Farrukh Khan, the learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr. Arun Sharma, learned counsel for the respondent.
2. The instant proceedings have been filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short, 'The Code') for setting aside and quashing the order dated 17.05.2023, along with criminal proceedings arising out of Case No. 02/2023 filed under Section 138 , read with 141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (for short 'the Act of 1881), pending before the court of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Peren.
3. From the materials on record, and more particularly, the complaint so enclosed to the present petition, it reveals that in dischar
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The presumption of service of legal notice under Section 27 of the General Clauses Act applies, and a complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act is premature if filed before the st....
Service of notice under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act is valid if delivered to a family member, establishing liability unless rebutted.
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