Supreme Court · 2014 INSC 470 · Decided 7 July 2014
Anil Gupta v. Star India PVT. LTD. & Anr
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2014 INSC 470 · [2014] 8 S.C.R. 183
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1364/2014
- Decided
- 7 July 2014
- Bench
- S. J. MUKHOPADHAYA, V. GOPALA GOWDA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 482; NI Act Section 138, 141
Headnote
NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS ACT, 1881: A B c ss.138 and 141 - Complaint against a Company and its Managing Director alleging disonour of cheques issued by Company - Summons issued against company quashed by High Court - Maintainability of criminal proceedings against Managing Director (appellant) alone 0 of the cheque falls within the ambit of s. 138 of the Act whether human being or a body 'Corporate or even a firm -- The guilt of offence u/s 138 will be deemed to be upon other persons connected with the Company in view of s.141 - In the instant case, High Court ha~held that complaint
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