Gullapalli Ganga Bhavani v. M/S Dattareya Traders and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court Kalaburagi Bench; CRL.P No. 200293 of 2024; decided 02-07-2025 by Justice V Srishananda; Section 482 Cr.P.C.; Section 138 and 138(b) Negotiable Instruments Act; Section 200 Cr.P.C.; 528 BNSS noted in cause title; amendment of complaint in cheque-bounce case; Trial Judge's rejection of amendment set aside by allowing petition; amendment allowed subject to Rs. 5,000/- cost payable to respondents; accused's right to plead date discrepancies in legal notice expressly reserved; rights accrued to accused through material documents unaffected; respondents M/s Dattareya Traders and S. Mahabaleshwar Reddy represented by Sri Krupa Sagar Patil; petitioner represented by Sri Mahantesh Patil.
What did the court decide?
Criminal Petition allowed; the impugned rejection of the amendment application is overturned and the amendment of the complaint is permitted on payment of cost of Rs.5,000/- to the respondents, with the accused's already-accrued rights expressly reserved.