Supreme Court · 2010 INSC 20 · Decided 8 January 2010
Tameeshwar Vaishnav v. Ramvishal Gupta
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2010 INSC 20 · [2010] 1 S.C.R. 204
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 46/2010
- Decided
- 8 January 2010
- Bench
- ALTAMAS KABIR, G.S. SINGHVI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- NI Act Section 138(b), 142, 138
Headnote
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 - ss.138(b) and 142 - Notice u/s 138(b) - Receipt of, by drawer of cheque - Drawee C of cheque failing to take action within stipulated time u/s 138 - Entitlement of the drawee of cheque to issue Second Notice in respect of same cheque and to file complaint u/s 138 for a complaint uls 138 arises only once, with the issuance of notice after dishonour o of cheque and receipt thereof. The question for consideration in the present appeals was, whether after the notice u/s 138(b) of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 is received by the drawer of the cheque, the
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