Supreme Court of India

S.K. Sinha, Chief Enforcement Officer v. Mis. Videocon International Ltd. & Ors.

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Reported as [2008] 2 S.C.R. 36

Bench C.K. Thakker J.

Decided 25 January 2008

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From the headnote

Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 s. 49(3) - Period of limitation for initiating proceedings for offences committed under FERA - Criminal complaint for violation of provisions of FERA filed on a date within two years of coming into force of FEMA - Taking of cognizance by Magistrate and issuance of summons to accused on the date of filing of the complaint itself - Writ petition under Article 227 before High Court by accused seeking quashing of proceedings on the ground that process was issued on a date beyond 2 years of commencement of FEMA - High Court quashing proceedings as time-barred

Authorities it was built on

1959 Narayandas Bhagwandas Madhavdas v. The State of West Bengal cited by 11
1978 Hareram Satpathy v. Tikaram Agarwala and 3 Others cited by 9

Where later benches applied it

2023 Cardinal Mar George Alencherry v. State of Kerala & Anr. relied on
2020 Jayant Etc. v. The State of Madhya Pradesh relied on
2015 S.R. Sukumar v. S. Sunaad Raghuram relied on
2015 Prasad Shrikant Purohit v. State of Maharashtra & Anr relied on
2015 Mehmood Ul Rehman v. Khazir Mohammad Tunda and Ors. relied on
2015 Sanjaysinh Ramrao Chavan v. Dattatray Gulabrao Phalke and Others relied on
2012 Bhushan Kumar & Anr. v. State (nct of Delhi) & Anr. relied on
2012 Dr. Mrs. Nupur Talwar v. C.B.I., Delhi & Anr. relied on
2026 Roma Ahuja v. The State referred to
2025 Kallu Nat Alias Mayank Kumar Nagar v. State of U.P. and Anr. referred to
2022 Zakia Ahsan Jafri v. State of Gujarat & Anr. referred to
2015 Sunil Bharti Mittal v. Central Bureau of Investigation referred to
2013 Mrs. Sarah Mathew v. The Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases by its Director - Dr. K.M. Cherian & Ors. referred to

Of those, 8 relied on · 5 referred to

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