Muskan Enterprises vs The State Of Punjab

insc-2024-1046 Supreme Court of India 19 December 2024 • CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 5491 • 15 min read

Judges (2)

Dipankar Datta Delivered Prashant Kumar Mishra Coram

Parties (2)

Muskan Enterprises Appellant State of Punjab Respondent

Case Significance

Muskan Enterprises vs The State Of Punjab is a Supreme Court of India decision dated December 19, 2024 (citation: insc-2024-1046). The Supreme Court allowed the appeal in a cheque dishonour case under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, setting aside orders of both the Punjab and Haryana High Court and the Sessions Court. The issue was whether the Sessions Court, while admitting the appeal against conviction, could direct the appellants to deposit 20% of the compensation amount of Rs. 74 lakhs. The Court remitted the matter to the Sessions Court to re-examine the deposit requirement in light of the law laid do The bench comprised Justices Dipankar Datta and Prashant Kumar Mishra. The judgment was delivered by Justice Dipankar Datta.

Summary

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal in a cheque dishonour case under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, setting aside orders of both the Punjab and Haryana High Court and the Sessions Court. The issue was whether the Sessions Court, while admitting the appeal against conviction, could direct the appellants to deposit 20% of the compensation amount of Rs. 74 lakhs. The Court remitted the matter to the Sessions Court to re-examine the deposit requirement in light of the law laid down in Jamboo Bhandari regarding Section 148 of the NI Act.

What was the outcome of Muskan Enterprises vs The State Of Punjab?

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal in a cheque dishonour case under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, setting aside orders of both the Punjab and Haryana High Court and the Sessions Cou...

Judgment

Read the full judgment on the official India Courts portal.

Read on Indian Kanoon

Source: Indian Kanoon (insc-2024-1046)