Supreme Court · 2026 INSC 327 · Decided 7 April 2026
Renuka v. The State of Maharashtra and Another
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2026 INSC 327 · [2026] 5 S.C.R. 26
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1783/2026
- Decided
- 7 April 2026
- Bench
- J.K. MAHESHWARI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- NI Act Section 138, 139
Headnote
Whether the Sessions Court as well as the High Court erred in holding that the complaint as filed by the appellant u/s.138 of the N.I. Act was liable to be dismissed at the pre-trial stage on the ground that the cheque issued by the second respondent was not towards any Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 - ss.138, 139 - Once the basic ingredients of s.138 are satisfied, the complaint cannot be dismissed at the pre-trial stage on the ground that the cheque issued was not towards a legally enforceable debt - Appellant's case
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