DISHONOUR OF CHEQUE - COMPLAINT BY POWER OF ATTORNEY HOLDER:

Section 138 - Dishonour of cheque - Complaint by power of attorney holder - Landlord authorised his General Power of Attorney holder to collect rent and file civil and Revenue suits in case of dispute - Held attorney can file criminal complaint too - !ere fact that word "Criminal Court# has not been e$pressly mentioned would not preclude the Attorney from filin% criminal complaint under &ection '() of the Act* +&urinder &in%h ,s -ohn .mpe$ +Pvt*/Ltd*/ '001+'/ C.,.L C23R4 CA&5& )' +P6H/ 7 '008 +(/ RCR +CRL*/ 98:: 7 '001 +'/ ;A<=.<G CA&5& 9:>1 Section 138 - Dishonour of cheque - Complaint can be filed by duly authorised a%ent of payee - 4here is no requirement that complaint should be filed personally by payee or holder in due course* +&urinder &in%h ,s -ohn .mpe$ +Pvt*/ Ltd* / '001+'/ C.,.L C23R4 CA&5& )' +P6H/ 7 '008 +(/ RCR +CRL*/ 98:: 7 '001 +'/ ;A<=.<G CA&5& 9:>1 Section 138 - Dishonour of cheque - Power of attorney holder - Can file a complaint* +Ran?it Ray 6 Anr* ,s Pu@ara? -ain/ '008+:/ C.,.L C23R4 CA&5& A1: +2rissa/ 7 '001 +:/ ALL .<D.A CR.!.<AL LR +2R.&&A/ 9A19 7 '00) +:/ C.,.L L99)9 7 '001 +'/ CR.!5& 9''9 7 '001 +'/ CCR 9>1A 7 '008 +:/ 2CR 9(89 7 '008 C3L4 9A:) 7 '008 +:/ 2LR 9>': Section 138 - Dishonour of cheque - Power of attorney holder can file a complaint on behalf of the payee* +Abdul Rahim ,s Amal =umar/ '00>+:/ C.,.L C23R4 CA&5& 89 +Cal*/ 7 '00> .&- +;A<=.<G/ 9(8) Section 138, 142 - A power of attorney holder of a payee or a holder in due course can ma@e a complaint uBs '>: of the Act* +Hamsa ,s .brahim/ '00>+'/ C.,.L C23R4 CA&5& :>) +=er*/ 7 '00( .&- +;A<=.<G/ 91:: 7 '00> +'/ ;A<=.<G CA&5& 9('> 7 '00> +'/ ;CLR 9'A0 7 '001 +))/ C2!P* CA&5& 9)99 7 '00> +'/ CR.!5& 9(0A 7 .LR '00> +'/ =5RALA 98:: Section 138, 142 - Cheque endorsed in favour of a third party - Cheque dishonoured - Complaint filed by ori%inal payee - Complaint is not maintainable as the payee as lost every ri%ht over the cheque by endorsin% the same in favour of third party* +H*L*A%%arwal ,s Ra@esh A%%arwal/ '00)+'/ C.,.L C23R4 CA&5& >)1 +A*P*/ 7 '00) .&- +;A<=.<G/ 9910 7 '00) +'/ ;A<=.<G CA&5& 99>A 7 '001 +)0/ C2!P* CA&5& 9A(' 7 '001 +'/ AL4 +CRL*/ 981) Section 138, 142 - Dishonour of cheque - Power of attorney - Payee authorisin% her husband throu%h a letter to file complaint on her behalf - Authority letter did not state that payee would be bound by the acts of her husband - Held authority letter could not be equated with General or &pecial Power of Attorney - Complaint not property instituted hence quashed* +!eeta Rai ,s Gulshan !aha?an/ '000+:/ C.,.L C23R4 CA&5& AA(

+P6H/ 7 '000 .&- +;A<=.<G/ 9>AA 7 '000 +'/ ALL .<D.A CR.!.<AL LR +P6H/ 9890 7 '000 +:/ RCR +CRL*/ 9()( 7 '000 +'/ CHA<D.GARH CRL* CA&5& 9>8: Section 138, 141 - Dishonour of cheque - Complaint by power of attorney holder .t is permissible* +!anime@alai ,s Chapaldas/ '00A+:/ C.,.L C23R4 CA&5& :0: +!adras/ 7 '00A +:/ RCR +CRL*/ 9')( 7 '00A +:/ ;CLR 9899 7 '00A CRL* L*-* ''9:

PERSONAL ATTENDANCE OF ACCUSED Section 138, Criminal Proced re Code, 1!"3, Section 2#$ % 31" - Dispensin% with personal attendance of accused - Chere warrant of arrest has been issued a%ainst accused &ection :9A Cr*P*C* does not apply and his personal appearance cannot be e$empted - .n the instant case warrant of arrest issued by C-! converted into bailable warrant by Hi%h Court - Durther direction issued that if accused appears and submits bail bond before C-! he shall be %ranted e$emption uBs ('1 and his appearance shall not be insisted upon durin% trial* +A?ay Lunia ,s &tate of Ra?asthan 6 Anr*/ '000+'/ C.,.L C23R4 CA&5& >>0 +Ra?*/ 7 '000 +>/ ALL .<D.A CR.!.<AL LR +RA-A&4HA</ 9A11