JUDGEMENT
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(1.)BY way of this petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. the petitioner, who is facing trial in criminal case no. 1860 of 2001, M/s Rajeev Agencies vs. K. J. Cosmetica for the offences under
Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act, pending in the court of Special Judicial Magistrate-1,
Haridwar, has prayed for quashing the entire proceedings of the aforesaid case.
(2.)BRIEF facts of the case are that respondent no. 3 filed a complaint before the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Haridwar alleging therein that an amount of Rs. 6,000/- belonging to
complainant/respondent no. 3 was due towards the petitioner and in order to repay that amount the
petitioner issued cheque on 20-2-1998. The cheque was presented before the Bank and the Bank,
on 18-3-1998, informed that it had to be returned unpaid. Again, the complainant presented the
cheque on 2-4-1998, but it was bounced on 28-4-1998. The complainant thereafter sent the notice
to the petitioner on 29-4-1998 which was not received by the petitioner. However, the complainant
again sent a notice on 5-6-1998 and the same was received by the petitioner. Further, on the
request made by the petitioner, the cheque was again presented in the Bank on 13-7-1998, but
again on 29-7-1998 the cheque was bounced and again a notice was sent by the complainant to
the petitioner on 3-8-1998. Thereafter the complaint was filed by respondent no. 3 against the
petitioner on 9-9-1998. The statement of the complainant was recorded under Section 200 of Cr.
RC. and thereafter the complainant produced the witnesses and their statements were also
recorded under Section 202 of Cr. RC. The learned Magistrate after having perused the material
available on record took the cognizance in the matter and issued summons to the petitioner for
facing the trial. The petitioner against the order passed by the Magistrate issuing summons against
it preferred revision but the revisional court also dismissed the revision.
Feeling aggrieved by the orders passed by the courts below, the present petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. has been filed by the petitioner before this Court.
(3.)HEARD Sri Lalit Miglani, holding brief of Sri Pankaj Miglani, learned counsel for the petitioner, learned A.G.A. for respondent no. 1, learned counsel for respondent no. 3 and perused the record.
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