In S.B. Cr. Rev. Petition No. 1666/2024, the High Court of Rajasthan allowed a criminal revision petition seeking quashment of proceedings under Section 138 of the Cheques Act against the petitioner. The order quashed the proceedings and dismissed the rival appeal.
Proceeding under Section 138 of the Cheques Act quashed; rival appeal dismissed.
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR
S.B. Criminal Revision Petition No. 1666/2024
----Petitioners
Versus
M/s Atul Enterprises, Through Sole Proprietor Shri Atul Dhudka S/o Shri Ghanshyamdas Dhudka Aged 46 Years Address M/s Atul Enterprises, Bagadiya Sadan, Sansar Chandra Road, Loha Mandi Jaipur
----Respondent
For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Govind Sharma, Adv. For Respondent(s) : Mr. Suresh Chand Choudhary, Adv.
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE UMA SHANKER VYAS
Judgment / Order
15/07/2025
v/khuLFk fopkj.k U;k;ky; fof'k"V egkuxj eftLVªsV ¼,uvkbZ,DV dslst½ dze&11] t;iqj egkuxj&f}rh; }kjk izdj.k la[;k &12433@2018 esa ikfjr fu.kZ; fnukafdr 02-02-2023] 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, dkjkokl ,oa {kfriwfrZ ls nf.Mr fd;k x;k] vne vnk;xh {kfriwfrZ vfrfjDr lk/kkj.k dkjkokl ls nf.Mr fd;k x;k] ds fo:) izLrqr nkf.Md vihy la[;k &15@2023 ¼115@2023½ fo}ku vihyh; U;k;ky;] vij ls'ku U;k;k/kh'k dze&7] t;iqj egkuxj&f}rh; }kjk fu.kZ; fnukad 16-08-2024 ls [kkfjt dh xbZ] ls
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O;fFkr gksdj ;kph@vfHk;qDr dh vksj ls ;g iqujh{k.k ;kfpdk izLrqr dh xbZ gSA
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 le>kSrk i= i=koyh ij izLrqr gSA jkthukek bl U;k;ky; ds jftLVªkj ¼U;kf;d½ }kjk rLnhd fd;k tk pqdk gSA vr% mDr le>kSrk i= ds vk/kkj ij izdj.k dk fuLrkj.k fd;s tkus dh izkFkZuk dh xbZA
fo}ku vf/koDrk v;kph&ifjoknh dks bl laca/k esa dksbZ vkifRr ugha
gSA
pwafd dk;kZy; }kjk ;kph dh vksj ls fu;e 311¼3½ jktLFkku mPp U;k;ky; dh ikyuk ugha fd;s tkus ds laca/k esa vkifRr yh x;h gS] fdUrq nksuksa i{kksa ds e/; gq, jkthukek ds rF; dks n`f"Vxr j[krs gq, mDr vkifRr dks oso fd;k tkrk gSA
;kph@vfHk;qDr o v;kph@ifjoknh ds fo}ku vf/koDrkx.k us 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
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; rFkk v/khuLFk vihyh; U;k;ky; }kjk ikfjr fu.kZ; dze'k% fnukafdr 02-02-2023 rFkk 16-08-2024 vikLr fd;s tkrs gSa rFkk ;kph&vfHk;qDr dks /kkjk 138 ijdzkE; fy[kr vf/kfu;e ds vkjksi ls jkthukek ds vk/kkj ij nks"keqDr fd;k tkrk gSA
(UMA SHANKER VYAS),J
Mittal /68
2 issues framed by the court
Whether Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act can be invoked against a petitioner who has been discharged in the interim.
Whether an appeal against a judgment-and-decree dated 02-02-2023 can be permitted given the discharge in interim.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
M/s D.k. Industries, Through Proprietor Rajendra @ Raju Jangid
M/s Atul Enterprises, Through Sole Proprietor Shri Atul Dhudka
Uma Shanker Vyas
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