Naresh Kumar Gupta and Another v. M/S Sood Resigns and Polymers
Case brief
What is this about?
Punjab and Haryana High Court at Chandigarh; Justice Anoop Chitkara; CRR-227-2024 (O&M); criminal revision petition; Section 138 NI Act cheque dishonour conviction; appeal dismissed in absence of convicts; no legal aid counsel appointed despite non-bailable warrants; appellate judgment dated 04.01.2024 quashed and set aside; remand to Appellate Court for fresh appeal; appearance directed on 10.02.2026; Naresh Kumar Gupta and another versus M/s Sood Resigns and Polymers; Additional Sessions Judge Chandigarh; Judicial Magistrate Ist Class Chandigarh; Criminal Appeal No.238/2019; decision date 20.01.2026.
What did the court decide?
Impugned appellate judgment dated 04.01.2024 quashed and set aside; matter remanded to the concerned Appellate Court for adjudication of the fresh appeal; parties directed to appear before the Appellate Court on 10.02.2026; Sessions Court to issue notices to the parties; liberty to proceed by appointing legal aid counsel if the petitioners are again unrepresented; pending miscellaneous applications disposed of.