Supreme Court · 2023 INSC 187 · Decided 1 March 2023
M/S. BLS Infrastructure Limited v. M/S. Rajwant Singh & Others
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2023 INSC 187 · [2023] 2 S.C.R. 183
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 657/2023
- Decided
- 1 March 2023
- Bench
- SUDHANSHU DHULIA, MANOJ MISRA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 256(1), 311, 256; NI Act Section 138
Headnote
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s. 256(1) Proviso - Non- appearance of complainant - Dismissal of complaints for non- prosecution - Sustainability of - On facts, the appellant-complainant filed eight complaints u/s 138, N.I. Act - Complainant's statement and Accordingly, complainant's evidence closed with date set for recording of defence evidence - Application u/s 311 CrPC also filed by complainant - However, complainant failed to register appearance on subsequent dates - Magistrate dismissed the complaints for
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