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Date of Decision: 25th April,2018
HEMANTDANDONA ..... Petitioner Represented by: Mr. Piyush Chhabra, Ms. Priyanka Tiwary and Mr. Saurabh Mishra,Advocates.
. Mehdiratta,Advocates.
CRL.L.Pn!538^017
HEMANTDANDONA ' . •••••>P^itioner
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NAVEENBAREJA ^ fel ...^.Respondent Represented' D.S.Kohliand Mr.Raghav
X:-^^iMeiidiratta,Advocates.
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HEMANTDANDONA Petitioner Rei^sented by: I^,^|;|Piyush Chhabra, Ms. and Mr. Saurabh
NAVEENBAREJA .....Respondent Represented by: Mr.D.S.Kohliand Mr.Raghav
Mehdiratta,Advocates.
HEMANTDANDONA Petitioner Represented by: Mr. Piyush Chhabra, Ms. CRL.L.P.537/2017and Conn,matters
2018:DHC:9371 // Sir*' Priyanka Tiwary and Mr. Saurabh
Mehdiratta,Advocates.
JUDGMENT
1. After perusing the trial couftjrebo|r[4],this Court deems it fit to grant the leaveto appeal petition.,
2. Leaveto appealpetitior^s^^p^ed^..|;J^ n tiisir CRL.A. ^/2018(Registryto numberthe appeal) CRL.A. ^/2018(Registryto nunibgtJhp appeal) CRL.A. /2018(Regisfry^numii'erth^appeal) CRL.A. ^/2018(Registry to numberthe appeal)
1. Admit.
2. Ashok Dandona had filed four complaint cases no. 996/01/15, 994/01/15, 995/1/15 and 997/01/15 under Section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (in short 'NX Acf) alleging that in discharge of liability arising outofsupply ofraw materials,goods,plastic dana supplied CRL.L.P.537/2017and Conn,matters -2o/-# by him to Naveen Bareja,Naveen Bareja issued four cheques totaling to Rs. 15,01,742/-, being cheque bearing no. 995507 dated 25th May,2013 for a sum ofRs.3,02,742/-,cheque no.995511 dated 30th May,2013 for a sum of Rs.4,00,000/-, cheque no. 995512 dated 30th May, 2013 for a sum of Rs.4,00,000/- and cheque no. 995513 dated 30th May, 2013 for a sum of Rs.4,00,000/- all drawn on ICICI Bank,New Friends Colony Branch, New Delhi. Aforesaid cheques on presentation were returned unpaid vide memos dated 30^*^ July, 2013 with remarkk 'Funds Insufficient'. Ashok Dandona issued a legal notice dated 12^'' Augusti52013 thrqugb registered post but Naveen Bareja failed to make the'payment: Hencethe complaints.
3. Aforesaid complaint c^es^y/efe-^lismissedfcfbr non pro%ctti6h by the learned Metropolitan Magistrate vide/order dated 3"^^ May,1017 for non appearance ofthe complainant. '..'
4 Ashok Dandona passed away onv27-JI\pril,2017. Hemant Dandona..[1] was impleaded as the legal hem Shri;Ashok Dandona vi. _ _. - ft.-,,fe":, vide order of this Courtdated 27*NovemtM lQl7l
5. ItisthecaseoftheappMlaai^^ik#SlniAshokDandonacould not appearon26*May,2016duetoinadvertence ofcounselofLate Shri Ashok Dandona.Thereafter,on li%lQyctor,2^6r^ugh the counsel for Late Shri Ashok Dandona appeared, however, by that time,the complaint were already taken up and the Learned Metropolitan Magistrate listed the complaints for 3* May,2017. However, since Late Shri Ashok Dandona passed away on 27* April,2017,none could appear on his behalfon 3* May,2017andthus,thecomplaintswere dismissedfornonprosecution.
6. For the documents placed on record,this Courtis ofthe opinion that sufficient cause has been shown by the appellantfor non-appearance before CRL.L.P.537/2017and Conn,matters thelearned TrialCourton May,2017andthetwo datespriorthereto.
7. The impugned judgments dated S''* May, 2017 dismissing the complaintcasesin defaultunder Section 256Cr.P.C.are setaside.
8. Appeals are disposed of. Trial CourtRecords be sentback.
9. Parties are directed to appear before the learned Trial Court on 28th May,2018.
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