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Cheque Bounce Complaint Filed Beyond Limitation Without Delay Condonation Plea Is Bad in Law: Madras High Court Madurai Bench Upholds Acquittal (Crl.A.(MD) No. 170 of 2019)

In Soundararajan v. Saraswathi (Crl.A.(MD) No. 170 of 2019), Justice S. Karthikeyan of the Madurai Bench held that cognizance of a belated Section 138 NI Act complaint without a formal Section 142(1)(b) delay-condonation application is bad in law, confirming the accused's acquittal.

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Single Eyewitness Not Fully Reliable: Madras High Court Sets Aside Murder Convictions and Orders Release

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court set aside the murder convictions of four accused after finding serious doubts in the sole eyewitness account, unexplained delays in the complaint and FIR, inconsistencies regarding weapon recovery, and absence of independent corroboration.

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