M/S. BHAGWANDAS GIRDHARDAS PROP. FIRM vs M/S. NIDHI CONSULTANCY SERVICES . — Crl.A. No. 1209/2003

Summary The Supreme Court dismissed the criminal appeal filed by M/S. Bhagwandas Girdhardas Prop. Firm against M/S. Nidhi Consultancy Services on April 22, 2010. The Trial Court found no case under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act because the alleged cheque of twenty lakhs was pilfered and filled in by someone else, not issued by the respondent. The High Court affirmed this finding, noting evidence that the cheque book was forcibly taken and the cheque subsequently filled in. The Supreme Court declined to interfere under Article 136 of the Constitution, upholding the lower courts' decisions. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.