Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 493 · Decided 15 April 2009
Ramrajsingh v. State of M.P. & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 493 · [2009] 5 S.C.R. 1130
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1103/2003
- Decided
- 15 April 2009
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, LOKESHWAR SINGH PANTA, P. SATHASIVAM (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- NI Act Section 138, 141
Headnote
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 - ss. 138 and 141 - C Dishonour of cheque - Complaint against appellant working · as general manager of the company- Conviction of appellant u/s. 138 by courts below - Justification of - Held: Not justified . - There was no evidence that appellant was in for the conduct of the business of the Company D - He was not given any notice nor specific role was attributed , to him in the complaint petition - Hence, conviction not maintainable. S.M.S. Pharmaceuticals Ltd. vs. Neeta Bhalla and Anr. E 2007(4) SCC 70 and N.K. Wahi vs. Shekhar Singh and
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