Supreme Court · 2013 INSC 604 · Decided 10 September 2013
MSR Leathers v. S. Palaniappan & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2013 INSC 604 · [2013] 10 S.C.R. 81
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 261/2002
- Decided
- 10 September 2013
- Bench
- K.S. RADHAKRISHNAN, PINAKI CHANDRA GHOSE (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- NI Act Section 138, 142, 138(b)
Headnote
A B Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 - ss.138 & 142 - Prosecution based on second or successive dishonour of the C cheque - Held: Is permissible so long as it satisfies the requirements stipulated under the proviso to s. 138. The respondent issued four cheques to the appellant. The appellant on 0 21st November, 1996 and on presentation, those cheques were dishonoured. On 8th January, 1997, the appellant sent a notice to the respondent under section 138(b) of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. The respondent duly received the said notice. Subsequent thereto, those E cheques were
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