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2008 (1) TMI 988
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....facts are involved in these petitions. 2. The facts have been extracted from Criminal Misc. No. 36522-M of 2006. 3. The challenge in the present petition is to the order dated January 23, 2002 whereby complaint filed by the petitioner under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (for short "the Act") was dismissed in default and order March 31, 2005 passed by the Additiona....
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.... back unserved. However, vide order dated January 23, 2002 passed by Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sirsa, the complaint was ordered to be dismissed in default, since no one turned up on behalf of the petitioner. Vide order dated March 31, 2005, the application for restoration of the complaint was also dismissed being not maintainable. In revision, order dated March 31, 2005 was upheld by learne....
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....y on January 23, 2002 the complaint was dismissed in default merely on account of non appearance of the petitioner on one date. 6. Learned Counsel for the petitioner did not dispute that application filed by the petitioner before the Court below for recalling the order was not maintainable and accordingly the same was rightly dismissed by the Court below. However, submission is that this Court un....
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....ion against such order or petition under Section 482 of the Code before this Court for setting aside the said order of dismissal of the complaint and acquittal of the accused on the ground that in the given facts and circumstances, the dismissal of the complaint and acquittal of the accused was not justified or there were sufficient reasons for non-appearance of the Complainant before the Court on....