POOJA RAVINDER DEVIDASANI Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA
LAWS(SC)-2014-12-55
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA (FROM: BOMBAY)
Decided on December 17,2014

POOJA RAVINDER DEVIDASANI Appellant
VERSUS
STATE OF MAHARASHTRA Respondents





Cited Judgements :-

DEV RAJ VS. BIR SINGH MALHOTRA [LAWS(HPH)-2022-6-127] [REFERRED TO]
ROSHANKUMAR DANIELBHAI DESAI VS. STATE OF GUJARAT [LAWS(GJH)-2017-8-2] [REFERRED TO]
MUKESH MOHAN GUPTA VS. STATE OF GUJARAT AND 2 [LAWS(GJH)-2017-4-485] [REFERRED TO]
MANINDERSINGH JOLLY VS. STATE OF GUJARAT [LAWS(GJH)-2016-9-34] [REFERRED]
KAVITA PRASAD ALURU VS. REDINGTON (INDIA) LTD REP BY M SUNDARARAJAN [LAWS(MAD)-2018-7-513] [REFERRED TO]
GOPALA KRISHNA MOOTHA VS. STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI [LAWS(DLH)-2022-2-42] [REFERRED TO]
DIGAMBER S/O MADHAVRAO UCHALE VS. PRAKASH S/O MADHAV SOLANKE [LAWS(BOM)-2016-9-21] [REFERRED TO]
VIJAY KHAIRATILAL BHATIA VS. BHAGIRATH CHANDULAL ARYA & ANR. [LAWS(BOM)-2015-8-371] [REFERRED TO]
LYKA LABS LIMITED VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2023-3-15] [REFERRED TO]
RAKESH P. GUPTA VS. STATE TRADING CORPORATION OF INDIA [LAWS(BOM)-2019-1-7] [REFERRED TO]
R S MAHUDAWALA, SON OF SOHRAB J MAHUDAWALA VS. U P POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD, LUCKNOW, THROUGH ITS ASSISTANT ENVIRONMENT ENGINEER [LAWS(ALL)-2017-6-71] [REFERRED TO]
BINITA SHAH ASHISHBHAI VS. STATE OF U.P. [LAWS(ALL)-2022-11-163] [REFERRED TO]
P.S. ARUL KUMAR VS. AJEEZ AHAMED [LAWS(MAD)-2017-10-128] [REFERRED TO]
VIJAYA ARUN VS. NEW LINK OVERSEAS FINANCE LIMITED [LAWS(MAD)-2020-8-428] [REFERRED TO]
ANAND SANJAY SHAH VS. STATE OF GUJARAT [LAWS(GJH)-2019-10-56] [REFERRED TO]
SANDEEP SHUKLA VS. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH [LAWS(MPH)-2024-7-18] [REFERRED TO]
SHAILENDRA SWARUP VS. DEPUTY DIRECTOR, ENFORCEMENT DIRECTORATE [LAWS(SC)-2020-7-14] [REFERRED TO]
JAWAID ALAM VS. STATE OF WEST BENGAL [LAWS(CAL)-2022-12-91] [REFERRED TO]
VIVEK BHASKARAN VS. STATE OF WEST BENGAL [LAWS(CAL)-2022-2-37] [REFERRED TO]
PRASHANT TYAGI VS. STATE OF U. P. [LAWS(ALL)-2023-4-182] [REFERRED TO]
DURGESH KUMAR SAROJ VS. STATE OF U.P. [LAWS(ALL)-2020-1-309] [REFERRED TO]
KESHAVLAL BECHARDAS PATEL VS. STATE OF GUJARAT [LAWS(GJH)-2017-12-248] [REFERRED TO]
RAMESHBHAI KALUBHAI PRAJAPATI VS. STATE OF GUJARAT [LAWS(GJH)-2023-8-820] [REFERRED TO]
SNEHALBHAI BHIKHABHAI PATEL VS. STATE OF GUJARAT [LAWS(GJH)-2023-9-55] [REFERRED TO]
VIJAY KHAIRATILAL BHATIA VS. ASHWIN RAMESH MITTAL [LAWS(BOM)-2015-8-37] [REFERRED TO]
RAMAKRISHNAN ARVIND VS. M/S. SHRISTI COTSPINN PRIVATE LIMITED [LAWS(MAD)-2021-9-1] [REFERRED TO]
MARTIN M.LINDSAY VS. M/S. AQUA THERMOCARE COOLING TECHNOLOGIES PVT. LTD. [LAWS(KER)-2024-1-112] [REFERRED TO]
VARUN VS. AMIT KHANNA [LAWS(DLH)-2023-9-138] [REFERRED TO]
DHEERAJ PAHWA VS. STATE [LAWS(DLH)-2024-3-124] [REFERRED TO]
RAJEEV JAIN VS. ASHTECH INDUSTRIES PVT. LTD. [LAWS(DLH)-2023-7-252] [REFERRED TO]
MANOJ KUMAR SINGH VS. STATE OF JHARKHAND [LAWS(JHAR)-2018-1-61] [REFERRED TO]
SUGEETH VS. BINU MAMPILLY [LAWS(KER)-2017-2-245] [REFERRED TO]
DASARI DEEPTHI AND ANOTHER VS. STATE OF TELANGANA AND ANOTHER [LAWS(APH)-2017-9-60] [REFERRED TO]
RAGHAV CHANDAK @ RAGHAV VS. STATE OF BIHAR [LAWS(PAT)-2017-10-27] [REFERRED TO]
MAHESHCHANDRA MULKRAJ JULKA VS. REDIGTON (INDIA) LTD. [LAWS(MAD)-2019-4-272] [REFERRED TO]
ANAND RAMALINGAM VS. CANBANK FACTORS LTD [LAWS(MAD)-2019-6-107] [REFERRED TO]
MANU ANAND MANAGING DIRECTOR VS. MADHYA PRADESH POLLUTION CONTROL [LAWS(MPH)-2016-6-50] [REFERRED TO]
M.SNEHALATA DADHA VS. RATAN KAWAR [LAWS(MAD)-2019-4-271] [REFERRED TO]
ACC TRENDS PVT. LTD VS. PROVOCATRO APPARELS PVT. LTD. [LAWS(MAD)-2020-11-284] [REFERRED TO]
D ANURADHA VS. BOOK ZILLA [LAWS(MAD)-2018-6-779] [REFERRED TO]
P. MURTHY AND ORS. VS. SRI VENKATESWARA STEELS AND ORS. [LAWS(MAD)-2016-3-167] [REFERRED TO]
SARITA HARISH KANCHAN VS. RIYA BAWRI [LAWS(MEGH)-2023-3-20] [REFERRED TO]
SANJAY BABULAL BHUTADA VS. REDINGTON (INDIA) LIMITED [LAWS(MAD)-2022-4-224] [REFERRED TO]
SUBRAMANI RAJBETTAN VS. SARANAM TEA FACTORY [LAWS(MAD)-2021-10-190] [REFERRED TO]
RITESH GARODIA VS. STATE OF GUJARAT [LAWS(GJH)-2016-6-347] [REFERRED TO]
PRAKASH CHAND VS. STATE [LAWS(DLH)-2022-12-169] [REFERRED TO]
ANIL GUPTA VS. SADHU RAM [LAWS(P&H)-2019-11-63] [REFERRED TO]
NARAYANAN, K.M. AND ANOTHER VS. STATE OF KERALA AND ANOTHER [LAWS(KER)-2017-7-187] [REFERRED TO]
ALIBABA NABIBASHA VS. SMALL FARMERS AGRI-BUSINES CONSORTIUM AND ORS. [LAWS(DLH)-2020-9-189] [REFERRED TO]
AJAY BHATIA VS. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH [LAWS(APH)-2023-12-1] [REFERRED TO]
SURESH ANANDARAO PAWAR VS. STATE OF A.P. [LAWS(APH)-2017-8-86] [REFERRED TO]
SAVITHRI RADHA KRISHAN VS. STATE OF A.P. [LAWS(APH)-2017-1-53] [REFERRED TO]
SHEETAL AMIT PATIL VS. STATE OF WEST BENGAL [LAWS(CAL)-2021-6-7] [REFERRED TO]
ASEEM KAPOOR VS. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI [LAWS(DLH)-2018-5-375] [REFERRED TO]
BHARDWAJ THIRVENKATA VENKATAVARAGHAVAN VS. PVR LTD [LAWS(DLH)-2019-1-377] [REFERRED TO]
GIRISH MULSHANKAR CHAUDHARY VS. M.M. ENTERPRISE [LAWS(GAU)-2022-2-97] [REFERRED TO]
NAMARTA VASHISHT VS. TRANSMISSION LINE PRODUCTS [LAWS(CAL)-2023-7-161] [REFERRED TO]
BHARDWAJ THIRVENKATA VENKATAVARAGHAVAN VS. PVR LTD. [LAWS(APH)-2019-1-16] [REFERRED TO]
PRADIPKUMAR LAXMINARAYAN BINANI VS. STATE OF GUJARAT [LAWS(GJH)-2017-3-631] [REFERRED TO]
KAMAL KISHORE JOSHI S/O SHRI BHERU DAN JOSHI VS. THE STATE OF RAJASTHAN THROUGH PUBLIC PROSECUTOR AND ANOTHER [LAWS(RAJ)-2017-6-42] [REFERRED TO]
SHARAD DEORAJ JAIN VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2023-6-718] [REFERRED TO]
HARIHAR NATH GANDOTRA VS. STATE OF JAMMU & KASHMIR [LAWS(J&K)-2019-10-23] [REFERRED TO]
VIPUL AGGARWAL VS. INCOME TAX OFFICE [LAWS(DLH)-2022-7-17] [REFERRED TO]
YASHOVARDHAN BIRLA VS. CECIL WEBBER ENGINEERING LTD. [LAWS(DLH)-2023-4-148] [REFERRED TO]
MARG LIMITED MARG AXIS VS. STANDARD CHARTERED BANK [LAWS(MAD)-2022-3-153] [REFERRED TO]
HARI PRIYA MURALI VS. REGENT FINANCE CORPORATION PRIVATE LIMITED [LAWS(MAD)-2021-9-152] [REFERRED TO]
RAMAKRISHNAN ARVIND DIRECTOR VS. M.S. SELVARAJ [LAWS(MAD)-2021-9-154] [REFERRED TO]
SUMAN LAKHANI VS. J.B.B. MARKETING PVT. LTD. [LAWS(MPH)-2019-12-77] [REFERRED TO]
SUSELA PADMAVATHY AMMA VS. BHARTI AIRTEL LIMITED [LAWS(SC)-2024-3-42] [REFERRED TO]
MICRO BAX (INDIA) LIMITED AND ORS. VS. THE STATE OF TELANGANA [LAWS(TLNG)-2018-11-58] [REFERRED TO]
GAGAN AERO SPACE LTD VS. STATE OF TELANGANA [LAWS(TLNG)-2019-4-129] [REFERRED TO]
JATINDER PAL SINGH VS. M/S. STATCON POWER CONTROLS LTD [LAWS(ALL)-2022-3-5] [REFERRED TO]
KARTIK KIRTIKUMAR PARIKH VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR. [LAWS(BOM)-2018-1-300] [REFERRED TO]
MADHUSUDAN MOHANLAL SOMANI VS. STATE OF GUJARAT AND 1 [LAWS(GJH)-2017-4-482] [REFERRED TO]
NIKHIL P GANDHI VS. STATE OF GUJARAT [LAWS(GJH)-2016-6-110] [REFERRED TO]
SWAPNIL LILADHAR MANE VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2024-6-161] [REFERRED TO]
ASHUTOSH ASHOK PARASRAMPURIYA VS. GHARRKUL INDUSTRIES PVT. LTD [LAWS(SC)-2021-10-41] [REFERRED TO]
LALANKUMAR SINGH VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(SC)-2022-10-9] [REFERRED TO]
K. SURESH VS. STATE AND ORS. [LAWS(MAD)-2021-2-292] [REFERRED TO]
NEERU GUPTA VS. AJAY DHAWAN [LAWS(P&H)-2020-3-99] [REFERRED TO]
INCAB INDUSTRIES LTD & ORS VS. STATE & ANR [LAWS(CAL)-2017-5-78] [REFERRED TO]
ANISH MODI VS. UNION OF INDIA [LAWS(BOM)-2023-12-148] [REFERRED TO]
SATVINDER JEET SINGH SODHI VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2022-7-224] [REFERRED TO]
VIJAY KHAIRATILAL BHATIA AND ORS. VS. BELA KAMLESH GANERIWALA AND ORS. [LAWS(BOM)-2015-8-50] [REFERRED TO]
SANGEETHA GOPALKRISHNAN NAIR VS. STATE OF GUJARAT [LAWS(GJH)-2023-11-46] [REFERRED TO]
CHINTAL JITENDRAKUMAR SHAH VS. STATE OF GUJARAT [LAWS(GJH)-2021-10-6] [REFERRED TO]
NARENDRA URANGI AND ORS. VS. GREENMINT INDIA AGRITECH PVT. LTD. AND ORS. [LAWS(APH)-2015-9-9] [REFERRED TO]
N. SRINIVASAN VS. STATE OF TELANGANA [LAWS(APH)-2016-3-76] [REFERRED TO]
ADITYA BHATIA VS. STATE OF A.P. [LAWS(APH)-2023-12-21] [REFERRED TO]
KALPESH NAGINBHAI SHAH VS. STATE OF GUJARAT [LAWS(GJH)-2017-9-47] [REFERRED TO]
SANJEEV KUMAR AGARWAL VS. IFCI FACTORS LTD. [LAWS(DLH)-2021-12-180] [REFERRED TO]
VEENA RANI VS. RENU KAPOOR [LAWS(DLH)-2016-7-256] [REFERRED TO]
AMOL CHANDRAKANT PAWAR VS. STATE OF GUJARAT [LAWS(GJH)-2023-1-1172] [REFERRED TO]
ANILKUMAR S/O RAMPRATAP GOYAL VS. STATE OF GUJARAT [LAWS(GJH)-2016-10-142] [REFERRED TO]
MAJID HAJI IBRAHIM VS. STATE OF GUJARAT [LAWS(GJH)-2016-6-283] [REFERRED TO]
SUN PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED VS. STATE OF TELANGANA [LAWS(APH)-2016-4-47] [REFERRED TO]
DHRUBA JYOTI BORAH S/O BENINDRA NATH BORAH VS. UMESH PRASAD S/O RAMSEWAK PRASAD @ RAMSEWAK SAH [LAWS(GAU)-2019-3-23] [REFERRED TO]
PATEL DEVABHAI RAMABHAI VS. STATE OF GUJARAT [LAWS(GJH)-2017-7-123] [REFERRED TO]
CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION VS. THOMMANDRU HANNAH VIJAYALAKSHMI [LAWS(SC)-2021-10-35] [REFERRED TO]
SUNITA PALITA VS. PANCHAMI STONE QUARRY [LAWS(SC)-2022-8-4] [REFERRED TO]
CHINTALAPATI SRINIVASA RAJU VS. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA [LAWS(SC)-2018-5-60] [REFERRED TO]
ARVIND SIVAKUMARAN VS. RAJKUMAR JAIN [LAWS(MAD)-2020-8-432] [REFERRED TO]
GEETHA BHAGWAN VS. K.N.PRAKASH @ K.N.JAYAPRAKASH [LAWS(KAR)-2017-4-4] [REFERRED TO]
KANTI BEVERAGES PVT. LTD. AND ORS. VS. MADHYA PRADESH POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD [LAWS(MPH)-2019-3-244] [REFERRED TO]
VELLORE RAMAKRISHNAN VS. BLUE OAK CONSTRUCTION PVT. LTD [LAWS(KAR)-2019-8-315] [REFERRED TO]
TIRUMALA URMILA VS. VALA JAGAN MOHAN RAO [LAWS(TLNG)-2023-9-43] [REFERRED TO]
DAYLE DE SOUZA VS. GOVERNMENT OF INDIA [LAWS(SC)-2021-10-96] [REFERRED TO]
ASHOKE MAL BAFNA VS. M/S. UPPER INDIA STEEL MFG. & ENGG.C.LTD. [LAWS(SC)-2017-3-151] [REFERRED TO]
CHANAKYA BHUPEN CHAKRAVARTI & ANR VS. RAJESHRI KARWA [LAWS(DLH)-2018-12-161] [REFERRED TO]
SANJAY SINGH VS. STATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER [LAWS(ALL)-2021-2-2] [REFERRED TO]
HAR SARUP BHASIN VS. ORIGO COMMODITIES INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED [LAWS(DLH)-2020-1-19] [REFERRED TO]
M. MUTHUKUMARAN AND ORS. VS. ATLAS LOGISTICS PVT. LTD. [LAWS(MAD)-2015-6-378] [REFERRED TO]
RENUKA RAMNATH VS. HCL INFOSYSTEMS LIMITED [LAWS(MAD)-2015-6-448] [REFERRED TO]
MONALBEN VIHAR BRAHMBHATT AND 1 VS. STATE OF GUJARAT AND 1 [LAWS(GJH)-2017-4-432] [REFERRED TO]
PARTHA PRATIM BORTHAKUR VS. MEGHA TECHNICAL AND ENGINEERS PVT. LTD. [LAWS(GAU)-2017-7-160] [REFERRED TO]
ANIL KUMAR SINGHAL VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2022-8-52] [REFERRED TO]


JUDGEMENT

- (1.)Leave granted.
(2.)These appeals by special leave are filed by the appellant challenging the impugned judgment and order dated 6th October, 2010 passed by the High Court of Judicature at Bombay in Writ Petition Nos. 614-620 of 2010 whereby the High Court dismissed the writ petitions filed by the appellant seeking quashing of the complaints filed by the Respondent No.2 under Section 138 read with Section 141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (hereinafter referred to as "the N.I. Act").
(3.)The brief facts of these appeals are that Respondent No. 2, a finance Company, filed seven complaints under the N.I. Act against the appellant and others viz., (1) Complaint No. 3370/SS/2008 claiming Rs.1,64,69,801-14 (2) Complaint No. 3641/SS/2008 claiming Rs.1,06,55,289-91 (3) Complaint No. 3368/SS/2008 claiming Rs. 1,41,95,806-40 (4) 3640/SS/2008 claiming Rs. 85,21,294/- (5) 3369/SS/2008 claiming Rs. 1,88,12,292/- (6) 3642/SS/2008 claiming Rs. 1,69,95,353-50 and (7) Complaint No. 4086/SS/2009 for a claim of Rs. 8,08,973-25. In all the complaints the allegation was that the Respondent No. 2 Company had extended trade finance facility to M/S Elite International Pvt. Ltd. to which the appellant was a Director at the relevant time and several Cheques (119 in number) issued by M/S Elite International Pvt. Ltd. aggregating to Rs.8,64,58,810-16, in discharge of its liability towards part payment, stood dishonoured with the banker's remarks "insufficient funds". According to the complainant, at the material time, the accused (appellant) was in charge and at the helm of affairs of M/S Elite International Pvt. Ltd. and therefore she is vicariously liable for the default of the Company as she is responsible for the conduct of its business. Metropolitan Magistrate, 12th Court, Bandra, Mumbai took cognizance of the complaints and issued process against the accused (appellant) for the offence punishable under Section 138 of the N.I. Act.


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