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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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Cheque Bounce Complaint Withdrawn by Mistake? Rajasthan High Court Explains BNSS Section 280

The Rajasthan High Court held that withdrawal of Section 138 cheque bounce complaints results in acquittal under BNSS Section 280. The Court dismissed 39 writ petitions while preserving the statutory remedy.

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