Supreme Court of India

Rajeshbhai Muljibhai Patel and Others Etc. v. State of Gujarat and Another Etc.

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Reported as [2020] 2 S.C.R. 687
Bench R. Banumathi and A.S. Bopanna JJ.
Decided 10 February 2020

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What the Court ordered

In the result, the impugned order is set aside and these appeals are allowed.

Judgment, page 12

From the headnote

Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 – ss.138 and 139 – Appellant no.1 is real brother of respondent-accused in a criminal case filed u/s.138 by their maternal uncle-appellan t no.3 – Both the brothers are residents of UK – Their father had agricultural lands in India – In order to sell the same, accused called up appellant no.3, who gave Rs.30,00,000/- each on four days to respondent no.2 who issued receipts for and on behalf of accused – Accused later informed appellant no.3 that he had already sold the afo resaid lands to a company – Appellant no.3 demanded his legal outstandin g debt of

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