Supreme Court · 2007 INSC 438 · Decided 19 April 2007
N. Rangachari v. Bharat Sanchar Nigam LTD.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2007 INSC 438 · [2007] 5 S.C.R. 329
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 592/2007
- Decided
- 19 April 2007
- Bench
- TARUN CHATTERJEE, P.K. BALASUBRAMANYAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 482; NI Act Section 141, 138; Companies Act Section 291
Headnote
B Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881-ss. 141 & 138: Dishonour of cheques issued by company-Complaint under s. 138 of c the Act-Prosecution sought against Appellant alleging that he was Director of the company at the relevant time-Appellant filed petition u/s. 482 Cr PC seeking quashing of the resigned before issuance of the cheques in question and hence was not liable-Held: Burden was on Appellant to show that he was not liable to be convicted-Any restriction D on his power or existence of any special circumstance that made him not ~ liable was peculiarly within his knowledge and
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