Supreme Court · 2024 INSC 586 · Decided 7 August 2024
Sri Dattatraya v. Sharanappa
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2024 INSC 586 · [2024] 8 S.C.R. 121
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 3257/2024
- Decided
- 7 August 2024
- Bench
- B.V. NAGARATHNA, AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 260to265; Constitution Article 21; NI Act Section 138, 118, 139, 142, 143
Headnote
Whether the High Court had rightly affirmed the acquittal of the respondent in a complaint case moved for the offence punishable u/s. 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 by its judgment dated 03.03.2023. Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 - that respondent had borrowed rupees two lakhs from him - Against the said loan the respondent issued a cheque, as a guarantee against repayment - Since the respondent failed to repay the loan despite repeated requests, the appellant presented the concerned cheque for encashment, as
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