Sec 138 NI Act: Complaint comes to an end Once Accused & Complainant Enter into a Settlement Agreement: SC

Gimpex Private Limited Vs Manoj Goel (Supreme Court of India) A complainant cannot pursue two parallel prosecutions for the same underlying transaction. Once a settlement agreement has been entered into by the parties, the proceedings in the original complaint cannot be sustained and a fresh cause of action accrues to the complainant under the terms of the settlement deed. It has been urged by Mr V Giri, learned Senior Counsel, and Ms Liz Mathew, learned counsel, that parallel prosecutions would not lead to a multiplicity of proceedings, as in the present case, both complaints are being tried ...