Supreme Court of India

Sudhir Kumar Bhalla v. Jagdish Chand Etc. Etc.

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Reported as [2008] 7 S.C.R. 459
Bench S.B. Sinha and Lokeshwar Singh Panta JJ.
Decided 1 May 2008
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What the Court ordered

In view of the above, the criminal appeals and the criminal B miscellaneous petitions filed by Jagdish Chand and Ramesh Rani are accepted.

Judgment, page 10

From the headnote

Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881: s. 138 - Issuance of cheques against discharge of liability and security cheques - Dishonour of cheques - Criminal c liability - Plea of accused that complainant made interpolations in cheques - Supported by handwriting expert - Acquittal - Appeal by complainant - Meanwhile at the instance of accused FIR registered against complainant and his wife for fraud, cheating and tampering with cheques - High •-.lrrL_ Court in the appeals filed by original complainant qopvicting accused u/s 138 and allowing applications of complainant and quashing FIRs against him and

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 1 not applicable

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