Bharat Mittal vs State Of Rajasthan

insc-2025-1459 Supreme Court of India 18 December 2025 • SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CRL.) NO.12327 OF 2025 • 57 min read
22 cases cited (0 SG, 22 foreign) Cited by 1 case

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Case Significance

Bharat Mittal vs State Of Rajasthan is a Supreme Court of India decision dated December 18, 2025 (citation: insc-2025-1459). Criminal appeal raising the question whether an appellate court can impose a deposit condition under Section 148 of the NI Act on a convicted director when the company itself cannot be prosecuted due to winding up. The Supreme Court referred the matter to a Larger Bench to resolve the interpretative conflict on this issue. The bench comprised Justices Aravind Kumar and N.V. Anjaria. The judgment was delivered by Justice Aravind Kumar.

This case has been cited by 1 subsequent judgment. The judgment references 22 case citations.

Summary

Criminal appeal raising the question whether an appellate court can impose a deposit condition under Section 148 of the NI Act on a convicted director when the company itself cannot be prosecuted due to winding up. The Supreme Court referred the matter to a Larger Bench to resolve the interpretative conflict on this issue.

What was the outcome of Bharat Mittal vs State Of Rajasthan?

Criminal appeal raising the question whether an appellate court can impose a deposit condition under Section 148 of the NI Act on a convicted director when the company itself cannot be prosecuted due ...

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Cases Cited (22)

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(1995) 3 SCC 732 (1999) 4 SCC 253 (2000) 1 SCC 1 (2005) 8 SCC 89 (2007) 6 SCC 555 (2009) 1 SCC 720 (2009) 10 SCC 48 (2010) 11 SCC 203 (2010) 3 SCC 330 (2011) 4 SCC 593 (2012) 1 SCC 260 (2012) 5 SCC 661 (2013) 1 SCC 177 (2014) 9 SCC 129 (2018) 1 SCC 560 (2018) 13 SCC 663 (2019) 11 SCC 341 (2021) 6 SCC 258 (2023) 10 SCC 446 2024 SCC OnLine SC 1800 2024 SCC OnLine SC 4094 2025 INSC 1459

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Source: Indian Kanoon (insc-2025-1459)