V.Sujatha v. M/S.Tablets India Limited
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court; Crl.R.C.No.909 of 2025; decided 27.06.2025; Justice G.K. Ilanthiraiyan; criminal revision under Sections 438 & 442 BNSS 2023; challenge to dismissal of Section 254(2) Cr.P.C. application in Crl.MP.No.6328 of 2025 in STC.No.4749 of 2024; Section 138 NI Act cheque dishonour complaint by M/s.Tablets India Limited; accused sought to examine four defence witnesses (Godfred, Arul, Rakappan, Ramakrishna); accused admitted signature and issuance of cheques and raised no such defence in reply notice; blank signed cheques through sales representatives contention rejected; revision dismissed; personal appearance of first petitioner V.Sujatha dispensed with except at copies, framing of charge, Section 313 questioning and judgment; trial to be completed within three months; XXV Metropolitan Magistrate, Egmore, Chennai.
What did the court decide?
Criminal revision case dismissed; however, personal appearance of the first petitioner before the trial court dispensed with (she to be represented by counsel after filing appropriate application), save that she shall be present at furnishing of copies, framing of charges, questioning under Section 313 Cr.P.C. and at the time of passing judgment; trial court directed to complete the trial within three months from receipt of copy of the order; connected miscellaneous petitions closed.