Subhas Kumar Agarwal v. State of West Bengal & Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Subhas Kumar Agarwal v. The State of West Bengal & Anr., CRR 2489 of 2010 with CRAN 1 of 2024 (decided 03.01.2025): compounding of Section 138 N.I. Act offence allowed before the High Court under Section 147 N.I. Act read with Section 320(6) of the Criminal Procedure Code despite affirmation of conviction in Criminal Appeal no. 4 of 2010 (09.07.2010); settlement of Rs. 1,20,000/- by bank draft; appellate and trial judgments (29.08.2002, Metropolitan Magistrate, 13th Court, Calcutta, case no. C-1926 of 1999) set aside; petitioner acquitted; matter disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Offence under Section 138 of the N.I. Act compounded; judgment and order of the court below dated 09.07.2010 in Criminal Appeal no. 4 of 2010 and the trial court judgment dated 29.08.2002 set aside; petitioner acquitted; CRR 2489 of 2010 with CRAN 1 of 2024 disposed of.