RAJIV GUPTA
Exim Creation – Appellant
Versus
State of U. P. – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. quashing of summoning order in ni act case. (Para 2 , 3) |
| 2. magistrate's inquiry leading to summoning. (Para 4) |
| 3. dispute over service of notice. (Para 5 , 6) |
| 4. court's reasoning on notice service. (Para 7) |
| 5. dismissal of section 482 application. (Para 8) |
JUDGMENT
Rajiv Gupta, J.
Heard learned counsel for the applicants, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record.
2. The present application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed for quashing the summoning order dated 9.9.2022 as well as further proceedings of Complaint Case No. 37401 of 2022 ( Mohd. Daood v. Naresh Gupta ), under section 138 of N.I. Act, P.S. Nagphani, District- Moradabad, pending in the Court of Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Court No. 3, Moradabad.
3. As per the allegations made in the complaint, it is alleged that the applicants had issued two cheques bearing Cheque No. 000052 for an amount of Rs. 6 lakh dated 1.3.2022 and Cheque No. 000053 for an amount of Rs. 20 lakh dated 27.4.2022 in favour of opposite party No. 2, however, on presentation of the said cheques, the same was dishonoured by the bank and returned back. After the dishonour of the cheques, a notice was sent to the appl
Dishonour of a cheque under Section 138 is actionable regardless of claims of stop payment or misplaced cheque, with legal presumptions favoring existence of debt or liability.
Dishonour of a cheque due to insufficient funds constitutes an offence under Section 138 of the N.I. Act, regardless of claims of theft, unless the evidence at trial proves otherwise.
A sole proprietor can be held individually liable under Section 138 of the N.I. Act, even if the cheque was issued as a security. Arguments regarding vicarious liability and misuse are insufficient f....
The court established that for a complaint under Section 138 of the N.I. Act to be maintainable, specific procedural requirements must be met and reflected in the summoning order, including the prese....
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