Subhash Rayappa Prabhu v. Dinesh Mariappa Prabhu and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
The High Court of Bombay Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction rejected an application for early hearing of an appeal challenging acquittal in a cheque dishonour case, ruling that such appeals cannot supersede pending appeals involving individuals in jail based on the Apex Court judgment in Hussain & Anr. v. Union of India.
What did the court decide?
Application for early hearing rejected; appeal challenging acquittal not given precedence over jail appeals.