Lalita Gupta(Not Applicable) vs The Maha Lakshmi Cooperative Credit Society Ltd(Not Applicable) — CR.R/677/2022

Case under Code of Criminal Procedure Section 397. Disposed: Contested--Disposed Off on 25th March 2026.

Case disposed

CNR: HPHC010422152022

Filing Number

CR.R/9161/2022

Filing Date

07-Dec-2022

Registration No

CR.R/677/2022

Registration Date

14-Dec-2022

Judge

Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma

Coram

Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma

Judicial Branch

Criminal Section

Decision Date

25-Mar-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--Disposed Off

Last updated 14-Apr-2026

Acts & Sections

Code of Criminal Procedure Section 397

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.Lalita Gupta(Not Applicable)

    Adv. J.P. Sharma

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.The Maha Lakshmi Cooperative Credit Society Ltd(Not Applicable)

    Adv. ,Suchitra Sen 1123

  2. 2.State of H.P(Not Applicable)

    Adv. AG

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 25-Mar-2026

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sandeep SharmaView PDF

    Summary The Himachal Pradesh High Court quashed the conviction of Lalita Gupta under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act (dishonored cheque) and acquitted her after the parties reached a settlement. The accused agreed to pay the full compensation of ₹3,00,000 to the complainant (Maha Lakshmi Cooperative Credit Society), and the court exercised its power under Section 147 of the Act to compound the offence, ordering additional litigation charges of ₹10,000 and a ₹10,000 compounding fee to the Legal Services Authority. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 17-Mar-2026

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sandeep SharmaView PDF

  4. 20-Jul-2023

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Virender SinghView PDF

  5. 09-May-2023

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ajay Mohan GoelView PDF

  6. 15-Mar-2023

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vivek Singh ThakurView PDF

  7. 15-Dec-2022

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vivek Singh ThakurView PDF

  8. 15-Dec-2022

    Notice Before Admission

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vivek Singh Thakur

  9. 07-Dec-2022

    Case filed

    Registration No. CR.R/677/2022

casestatus.in Summary

Summary The Himachal Pradesh High Court quashed the conviction of Lalita Gupta under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act (dishonored cheque) and acquitted her after the parties reached a settlement. The accused agreed to pay the full compensation of ₹3,00,000 to the complainant (Maha Lakshmi Cooperative Credit Society), and the court exercised its power under Section 147 of the Act to compound the offence, ordering additional litigation charges of ₹10,000 and a ₹10,000 compounding fee to the Legal Services Authority. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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