SURESH PRABHAKAR PRABHU vs MIRA WILMA PIMENTA . — Crl.A. No. 879/2002

Summary: The Supreme Court allowed Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu's appeals against cheque dishonour complaints under the Negotiable Instruments Act. Prabhu, who resigned as Managing Director of Western India Financial Services Ltd. on May 6, 1996, was sued over cheques dishonoured in November/December 1996. The High Court had already allowed 18 identical criminal revision applications finding Prabhu had ceased being a Director before the cheques were issued; the Court held the remaining 5 applications should have been similarly allowed based on consistent findings of fact. The decision clarified it would not affect complaints against other Directors. For related SLP petitions, interim orders continued and arrest warrant operations were stayed. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.