M/S. APEX MINERALS PVT. LTD. vs M/S. HARGOBIND PESTICIDES STORE . — Crl.A. No. 292/2005

Case Summary: Apex Minerals Pvt. Ltd. v. Hargobind Pesticides Store Outcome: The Supreme Court allowed the criminal appeal on February 14, 2005, reversing the High Court's dismissal of the complaint. Apex Minerals, as complainant in a Section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act case, had its complaint dismissed by the trial court on March 2, 2002, for default when neither the complainant nor counsel appeared on the first scheduled date for the accused's summoning. The Court found this dismissal improper, as the trial court had already determined a prima facie case existed and directed the accused's summoning on that date. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.