Supreme Court · 2008 INSC 1308 · Decided 17 November 2008
National Small Industries Corporation LTD. v. State (Nct of Delhi) & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2008 INSC 1308 · [2008] 16 S.C.R. 83
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1802/2008
- Decided
- 17 November 2008
- Bench
- R.V. RAVEENDRAN, DALVEER BHANDARI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 200; NI Act Section 138, 142
Headnote
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - s. 200 Proviso, Clause (a) - Exemption under - Applicability of - In respect c of complaint for dishonour of cheque by Government Company through its officer who is a public servant - Held: In a case of dishonour of cheque where a body) is the payee, becomes de jure complainant and the employee representing it becomes a D de facto complainant - If the employee-representative is a public servant, exemption under the provision is applicable - Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 - ss. 138 and 142. Words and Phrases - 'Public
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