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Rakesh Bhanot v. M/s. Gurdas Agro Pvt. Ltd

Issue arose whether the proceedings initiated against the appellants u/s.138 rw s.141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act should be stayed in view…

Dismissed
Court
Supreme Court of India
Decided
31 Mar 2025
Citation
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 573
Case no.
CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1607/2025
Bench
J.b. Pardiwala, R Mahadevan

Issue for consideration

Issue arose whether the proceedings initiated against the appellants u/s.138 rw s.141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act should be stayed in view of the interim moratorium u/s.96 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 having come into effect upon the appellants filing Code, 2016 – ss.94 and 96 – Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 – ss.138 and 141 – Moratorium – Interim moratorium – Complaint u/s.138 NI Act upon failure of the appellant-accused to make payment after cheques were dishonoured due to insufficiency of funds

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