Supreme Court of India

Susela Padmavathy Amma v. M/s Bharti Airtel Limited

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Reported as [2024] 3 S.C.R. 647
Bench B.R. Gavai and Sandeep Mehta JJ.
Decided 15 March 2024

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What the Court ordered

In the result, we find that the present appeals deserve to be allowed.

Judgment, page 14

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration The High Court rejected the prayer for quashing of criminal complaints qua the appellant in connection with the offence punishable u/s. 138 r/w. s.142 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. Headnotes Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 – s.138 r/w. s.142 – The grievance of the complainant-respondent is that in-spite of regular follow-ups and reminders, the company-accused no.1 failed and neglected to clear the respondent’s dues – On repeated demands, the company furnished respondent five cheques – When complainant deposited the cheques, they were returned unpaid with

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