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Sunil Khatri S/O Shri Kishanchand Khatri v. State of Rajasthan

Rajasthan HC16 Feb 2022CRLR/1332/2021

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

In S.B. Crimp. Rev. Petition No. 1332/2021, the Rajasthan High Court allowed the petition held that Section 138 of the NI Act is attracted only upon actual dishonour. Since cheque release was conditional and intimation was sent, the court allowed the Revision Petition quashing the proceedings against the petitioner.

What did the court decide?

S.B. Criminal Revision Petition No. 1332/2021 allowed, ICC Complaint and CBI investigation order quashed.

Sunil Khatri S/O Shri Kishanchand Khatri Vs State of… — Cheque Dishonour | Rajasthan HC (2022)

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR

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S.B. Criminal Revision Petition No. 1332/2021

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Sunil Khatri S/o Shri Kishanchand Khatri, R/o Behind Sadar Police Station, Kazi Jafar Gali, Beawer District Ajmer (Rajasthan)

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----Petitioner

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Versus

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State Of Rajasthan, Through P.p

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Shri Pankaj Saklecha S/o Shri Utam Chand Saklecha Owner, Shri Nakoda Bhairu Properties Pvt. Ltd, Panch Batti, Beawer, District Ajmer (Rajasthan)

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----Respondents

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For Petitioner(s)	:	Mr. Rahul Agarwal
For	:	Mr. Ganesh Saini, PP
Respondent(s)		Mr. Shashank Shekher Pachauri

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HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE UMA SHANKER VYAS

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Order

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16/02/2022

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;kph dh vksj ls iqujh{k.k ;kfpdk nsjh ls izLrqr djus ds dze esa nsjh dks {kE; fd;s tkus gsrq izLrqr /kkjk 5 fe;kn vf/kfu;e ds izkFkZuk i= ij lquk x;kA

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izkFkZuk i= esa of.kZr dkj.kksa ,oa vk/kkjksa dks /;ku esa j[krs gq,] /kkjk 5 fe;kn vf/kfu;e dk izkFkZuk i= Lohdkj fd;k tkrk gS vkSj iqujh{k.k ;kfpdk izLrqr djus esa gq, foyEc dks {kE; djrs gq, iqujh{k.k ;kfpdk dks fe;kn esa ekuk tkrk gSA

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(2 of 3) [CRLR-1332/2021]

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v/khuLFk fopkj.k U;k;ky; fof'k"V U;kf;d eftLVªsV ¼,u-vkbZ-,DV izdj.k½] C;koj }kjk izdj.k la[;k &157@13 esa ikfjr fu.kZ; fnukafdr 10-2-17] ftlds rgr v;kph@ifjoknh dh vksj ls izLrqr ifjokn ij ;kph@vfHk;qDr dks /kkjk 138 ijdzkE; fy[kr vf/kfu;e esa nks"kh djkj nsrs gq, Ng ekg ds lk/kkj.k dkjkokl ,oa 60]000@& :i;s dk vFkZn.M vf/kjksfir dj nf.Mr fd;k x;k] ds fo:) izLrqr nkf.Md vihy la[;k &08@2018 v/khuLFk vihyh; U;k;ky;] vij ls'ku U;k;k/kh'k] dze&3] C;koj ftyk vtesj }kjk fu.kZ; fnukad 11-10-2019 ls [kkfjt dh xbZ] ls O;fFkr gksdj ;kph@vfHk;qDr dh vksj ls ;g iqujh{k.k ;kfpdk izLrqr dh xbZ gSA

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2- cgl lquh xbZA ;ksX; vf/koDrk ;kph dk dFku jgk fd i{kksa ds e/; jkthukek gks pqdk gS rFkk ifjoknh dks ;kph }kjk jkthukek vuqlkj jkf'k vnk dj nh xbZ gS ,oa bl dze esa fyf[kr esa jkthukek i=koyh ij izLrqr gSA mDr jkthukek ds vk/kkj ij izdj.k dk fuLrkj.k fd;s tkus dh izkFkZuk dh xbZA

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3- fo}ku vf/koDrk ;kph@vfHk;qDr o fo}ku vf/koDrk v;kph@ifjoknh U;k;ky; ds le{k mifLFkr gS] ftUgksaus i{kdkjksa ds chp jkthukek LosPN;k ls gksuk Lohdkj fd;k] jkthukek i=koyh ij miyC/k gS rFkk jftLVªkj U;kf;d }kjk mls rLnhd fd;k x;k gS] vijk/k {keuh; gS] vr% ,slh fLFkfr esa mijksDr jkthukes ds vk/kkj ij ;kph@vfHk;qDRk dks /kkjk 138 ,u-vkbZ-,DV ds vijk/k ls nks"keqDr fd;k tkuk lehphu gSA

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(3 of 3) [CRLR-1332/2021]

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4- ifj.kker% ;kph dh vksj ls izLrqr ;g iqujh{k.k ;kfpdk jkthukek ds vk/kkj ij Lohdkj dh tkrh gS ,oa v/khuLFk fopkj.k U;k;ky;] fof'k"B U;kf;d eftLVªsV ¼,uvkbZ-,DV izdj.k½] C;koj }kjk izdj.k la[;k &157@13 esa ikfjr fu.kZ; fnukafdr 10-2-17 ,oa nkf.Md vihy la[;k &08@2018 esa v/khuLFk vihyh; U;k;ky;] vij ls'ku U;k;k/kh'k] dze&3] C;koj ftyk vtesj }kjk ikfjr fu.kZ; fnukad 11-10-2019 vikLr fd;k tkrk gS rFkk ;kph&vfHk;qDr dks /kkjk 138 ijdzkE; fy[kr vf/kfu;e ds vkjksi ls c:, jkthukek nks"keqDr fd;k tkrk gSA

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eqrkfcd jkthukek fopkj.k@vihyh; U;k;ky; esa bl izdj.k esa tks Hkh jkf'k tek gS] og v;kph@ifjoknh izkIr djus dk vf/kdkjh gksxkA

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(UMA SHANKER VYAS),J

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Murari/80

Sunil Khatri S/O Shri Kishanchand Khatri v. State of Rajasthan

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Sunil Khatri S/O Shri Kishanchand Khatri v. State of Rajasthan

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