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Rajendra Anant Varik v. Govind B. Prabhugaonkar

Negotiable Instruments Act, 2001 – Applicability of

Allowed
Court
Supreme Court of India
Decided
5 May 2025
Citation
[2025] 6 S.C.R. 303
Case no.
CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 2476/2025
Bench
Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta

Issue for consideration

Whether the High Court was justified in reversing the judgment of the First Appellate Court acquitting the appellant-accused and setting aside his conviction u/s.138, Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 as recorded by the trial Court.

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