Supreme Court · 2022 INSC 775 · Decided 1 August 2022
Sunita Palita & Others v. M/S Panchami Stone Quarry
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2022 INSC 775 · [2022] 14 S.C.R. 458
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1105/2022
- Decided
- 1 August 2022
- Bench
- INDIRA BANERJEE, J.K. MAHESHWARI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 482; NI Act Section 141, 138; Companies Act Section 2(47), 149, 150
Headnote
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.482 - Quashing of proceedings - Dishonour of cheque - Account Payee Cheque signed by accused no. 2, who was M.D. of the Company in favour of respondent in discharge of liability - On dishonour u/s.138 r/w s.141 of NI Act - In the complaint, appellants who were independent/non-executive director were impleaded as accused no. 3 to 5 - Appellants unsuccessfully filed application in High Court u/s.482 praying that the proceeding be quashed - Hence instant appeal
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