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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
Honourable Mr Justice G.K. ILANTHIRAIYAN
Srikanth Reddy – Appellant
Versus
State – Respondent
ORDER :
This petition has been filed to quash the proceedings in C.C.No.2915 of 2024 on the file of the learned Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Egmore, Chennai.
2. The case of the prosecution is that the defacto complainant, a power agent for M/s. Rishab Triexin LLP, lodged a complaint stating that in January 2019, M/s. Sujala and other directors, including the petitioner, introduced themselves as directors of M/s. Nandhi Irrigation Ltd. and M/s. SPY Agro Ltd. M/s. Sujala was responsible for managing the day- to-day affairs of both companies, including financial matters. Based on this introduction, the defacto complainant agreed to supply PVC raw materials to M/s. Nandhi Irrigation Pvt Ltd. Business transactions began in February 2019, but from the start, the accused company frequently defaulted on payments and failed to maintain proper accounting, leading to discrepancies. Despite this, the defacto complainant continued supplying materials. While being so, on 13.10.2022, a meeting was held in Chennai where the directors of M/s. Nandhi Irrigation Pvt Ltd. acknowledged their payment delays and poor accounting practices. They assured the defacto complainant that payments would be made o
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