2022 Supreme(Online)(Mad) 73299
MADRAS HIGH COURT
Honourable Mr Justice G. CHANDRASEKHARAN
SRINIVASHA FASHIONS PRIVATE – Appellant
Versus
NAHAR INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES – Respondent
CRL OP/23507/2016
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
RESERVED ON : 09.03.2022
PRONOUNCED ON : 18.03.2022
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE G.CHANDRASEKHARAN
CRL.O.P.Nos.23507 & 23508 of 2016
and
Crl.M.Ps.11015 & 11017 of 2016
1. Srinivasha Fashions Private Limited,
Rep by its Managing Director,
Coppa V.Raveendran,
Having office at 1A, Regency Apartments,
No.5, 1st Floor, Nungambakkam High Road,
Chennai – 600 034.
2. Coppa V.Raveendran,
Managing Director of Srinivasha
Fashions Private Limited,
Having office at 1A, Regency Apartments,
No.5, 1st Floor, Nungambakkam High Road,
Chennai – 600 034.
3. Vijayalakshmi Raveendran,
Director of Srinivasha Fashions Private Limited,
Having office at 1A, Regency Apartments,
No.5, 1st Floor, Nungambakkam High Road,
Chennai – 600 034.
4. Varun,
Director of Srinivasha Fashions Private Limited,
Having office at 1A, Regency Apartments,
No.5, 1st Floor, Nungambakkam High Road,
Chennai – 600 034.
... Petitioners/accused in both Crl.O.P.s
Vs.
Nahar Industrial Enterprises Limited,
Focal Point,
Ludhiyana – 141010(Punjab)
and its branch office at 212, Cochrane basin road,
Chennai – 600 021.
... Respondent/Complainant in both Crl.O.P.s
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COMMON PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition has been filed under
Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to call for the
records connected with the C.C.Nos.6543 & 6544 of 2015
respectively on the file of the I Fast Track Court, Egmore,
Chennai and quash the same.
IN BOTH CRL.OPs
For Petitioners
: Mr.Y.Kaja Navas
For Respondent
: Mr.U.Chandramouli for
M/s. King and partridge
COMMON ORDER
These Criminal Original Petitions have been filed to call
for the records connected with the C.C.Nos.6543 & 6544 of 2015
respectively, on the file of the I Fast Track Court, Egmore,
Chennai and quash the same.
2.The respondent/complainant filed both the cases for the
offences punishable under Section 138 r/w Section 141 of
Negotiable Instruments Act 1881.
3.The allegations common to both complaints and separately,
in brief, are as follows:
The respondent/complainant is a public limited company.
The first petitioner is a private limited company. The second
petitioner is its Managing Director, the third and the fourth
petitioners are its Directors. The petitioners 2 to 4 are in
control and management of the day today affairs of the first
petitioner company. The respondent/complainant entered into a
contract for supply of cotton fabric vide invoice No. NF 931140
dated 3.11.2014 for Rs.6,09,108/-, Invoice No.NF 931141 dated
3.11.2014 for Rs.2,90,343/-, Invoice No.NF 931142 dated
3.11.2014 for Rs.8,76,100/- Invoice No.NF
931438 dated
7.11.2014 for Rs.1,00,729/-, Invoice No.NF 937712 dated
28.1.2015 for Rs.4,12,750/-, Invoice No.NR 935005 dated
24.12.2014 for Rs.4,42,500/-, Invoice No. NR 934440 dated
16.12.2014 for Rs.2,00,432/- Invoice No.NF 932945 dated
27.11.2014 for Rs.28,350/- Invoice No.NF 932759/- dated
25.11.2014 for Rs.2,63,900/- Invoice No.NF 937032 dated
17.1.2015 for Rs.1,74,570/- with the first accused.
4. Pursuant to the supply of the cotton fabric vide the
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aforesaid invoices, the petitioners issued a cheque bearing
No.798097, dated 20.12.2014 for Rs.20,91,858/- drawn on The
Corporation Bank, Whites Road, Mount Road Branch, Chennai – 600
014 in C.C.No.6543 of 2015. In C.C.No.6544 of 2015, three
cheques for a sum of Rs.10,50,870/- were issued as detailed
below:
i. Cheque bearing No.804657 dated 10.03.2015 for Rs.4,07,938/-
(Rupees Four Lakhs Seven Thousand Nine Hundred and Thirty
Eight Only) drawn on the Corporation Bank, Whites Road,
Mount Road Branch, Chennai – 600 014.
ii.Cheque bearing No.804584 dated 2.03.2015 for Rs.4,42,500/-
(Rupees Four Lakhs Forty Two Thousand Five Hundre