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REPORTABLE

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.1364 OF 2014

(arising out of SLP(Crl.) No.7039 of 2007)

Anil Gupta

… APPELLANT

VERSUS

Star India Pvt. Ltd. & Anr.

… RESPONDENTS

J U D G M E N T

SUDHANSU JYOTI MUKHOPADHAYA,J.

Leave granted.

2.

This appeal is directed against the judgment dated 13^th

August, 2007 passed by the High Court of Delhi at New Delhi in

Criminal Miscellaneous Case No.2380 of 2004. By the impugned

judgment, the High Court held that the complaint under Section 138

read with Section 141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881

(hereinafter referred to as the, ‘Act’) was barred by limitation

and quashed the summon order against respondent no.2-Visionaries

Media Network (hereinafter referred to as the, ‘Company’). It

further held that the dispute qua the appellant (petitioner no.2

before High Court) is within limitation and affirmed the summon

order against the appellant.

3.

The factual matrix of the case is as follows:

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A subscription agreement was entered into between respondent

nos.1 and 2 whereby respondent no.2-Company was