Akula Raghavender v. The State of Telangana.
Case brief
What is this about?
The Hon'ble High Court disposed of a Criminal Petition filed to quash criminal proceedings under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. The Court held that the plea that the cheque was given as security is a defense for the trial court to decide, thus the petition was dismissed without quashing the proceedings.
What did the court decide?
Criminal Petition disposed of before admission; matter left open to raise defense before trial Court.