Court can take cognizance of complaint for ‘cheque bounce’ on Notice Pursuant To ‘Re-Presentation’ of Cheque

Sri Gadadhar Barik Vs Sri Pradeep Kumar Jena and another (Orissa High Court) Supreme Court in M/s. Sicagen India Ltd. Vrs. Mahindra Vadideni and Others (Criminal Appeal Nos.26-27 of 2019) decided on 8th January, 2019, wherein, held that even a second statutory notice after re-representation of cheque is maintainable in law. In fact, the issue before the Supreme Court was, whether, a criminal complaint based on a subsequent or successive statutory notice filed under Section 138 of the N.I. Act is maintainable. In the decision (supra), the Supreme Court observed that such an issue is no longer r...