Supreme Court of India

Surinder Singh Deswal @ Col. S. S. Deswal & Ors. v. Virender Gandhi & Anr.

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Reported as [2020] 1 S.C.R. 395
Bench Ashok Bhushan and M. R. Shah JJ.
Decided 8 January 2020

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In view of the foregoing discussion, we do not find any merit in the submission of the appellants.

Judgment, page 13

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Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 – s.s. 138, 143- and 148 – Code of Criminal Procedure,1973 – s.s. 389, 482 – R espondent No.1 retired from a firm – Various cheques were iss ued by the appellants in favour of respondent against the retirement dues – All the cheques were dishonored – Complaints were filed by the respondent No.1 against the appellants u/s. 138 N.I. Act – Judi cial Magistrate held appellants Nos. 1 & 2 guilty and were accordingl y convicted – In appeal, appellants filed application u/s. 389 r.P. . for suspension of sentence – The Appellate Court vide ord er dated 01.12.2018

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