Rajesh Kumar Singh v. State of U.P. and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
S.528 BNSS quashing application dismissed (Allahabad HC, Deepak Verma J., 28.01.2026). Cheque dishonour complaint (Cheque No.064410 dt. 03.11.2010, Rs.27,12,000/-); death of accused company's director Prabhakar Singh; abatement refused; son appointed director impleaded in his place; company is a juristic person that cannot be declared dead; Aneeta Hada (2012) 5 SCC 661 and Raghu Lakshminarayanan (2007) 5 SCC 103 relied on; three-year delay in challenging impleadment order; trial on verge of conclusion; no interference warranted.
What did the court decide?
Relying on Aneeta Hada (2012) 5 SCC 661 and Raghu Lakshminarayanan (2007) 5 SCC 103, a company is a juristic person which in the eye of law cannot be declared dead; in place of a deceased Director or other responsible person some other person shall take place. The applicant, son of the earlier director, having taken over charge of the company and been appointed director, was rightly impleaded as party.