Supreme Court · 2007 INSC 1129 · Decided 2 November 2007
MIS. Rahul Builders v. M/S. Arihant Fertilizers and Chemical and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2007 INSC 1129 · [2007] 11 S.C.R. 951
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 525/2005
- Decided
- 2 November 2007
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, H.S. BEDI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- NI Act Section 138
Headnote
B 1 • Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881: s.138, proviso (b)-Dishonour of cheque-Complaint petition- c Maintainability of, when no specific demand made in notice for payment ofmnount covered by cheque-Held: Not maintainable since service ofnotice not in conformity with proviso (b) to s.138-Also stipulation, it cannot be held to be so contemplated--Notice-~ D ~ lnter71retation of sratutes. _,., lnte17Jretation of statutes: Proviso-Applicability of-Held: When proviso applies, main section would not. E Appellant and Respondent No.1 entered into a contract. Appellant submitted bills for
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