V.Sujatha v. M/S.Tablets India Limited
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court criminal revision Crl.R.C.No.908 of 2025 (27.06.2025, G.K. Ilanthiraiyan J.) - dismissal of revision against refusal under Section 254(2) Cr.P.C. to summon defence witness in Section 138 NI Act trial; blank/unfilled signed cheques handed through sales representatives for security; admission of signature and issuance; no reply to statutory notice; personal appearance of accused dispensed with; trial to be completed within three months; BNSS Sections 438 & 442; STC.No.5130 of 2024; XXV Metropolitan Magistrate Egmore.
What did the court decide?
Criminal revision case dismissed; however, personal appearance of accused 1 & 2 dispensed with subject to conditions (representation by counsel after filing appropriate application, with mandatory presence at furnishing of copies, framing of charges, Section 313 questioning and judgment); trial court directed to complete trial within three months; connected miscellaneous petitions closed.