{"id":259240,"date":"1998-07-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"1998-07-16T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/harishchandra-sunil-rajaram-vs-kantilal-virchand-vora-another-on-17-july-1998"},"modified":"2018-09-28T19:57:38","modified_gmt":"2018-09-28T14:27:38","slug":"harishchandra-sunil-rajaram-vs-kantilal-virchand-vora-another-on-17-july-1998","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/harishchandra-sunil-rajaram-vs-kantilal-virchand-vora-another-on-17-july-1998","title":{"rendered":"Harishchandra @ Sunil Rajaram &#8230; vs Kantilal Virchand Vora &amp; Another on 17 July, 1998"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Bombay High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Harishchandra @ Sunil Rajaram &#8230; vs Kantilal Virchand Vora &amp; Another on 17 July, 1998<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_citations\">Equivalent citations: 1999 (5) BomCR 123, 1999 BomCR Cri, 1998 CriLJ 3754, 1998 (3) MhLj 576<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_author\">Author: V Sahai<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_bench\">Bench: V Sahai<\/div>\n<p id=\"p_1\">ORDER<\/p>\n<p>Vishnu Sahai, J.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_1\">1. Heard Mr. S.V. Marwadi holding for Mr. Mundergi for the petitioner and Mr. P.R. Singal A.P.P. for respondent No. 2 respondent No. 1 though served has not engaged any Counsel.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_2\">2. The legal contention raised by Mr. Marwadi in this petition, under <a href=\"\/doc\/1331149\/\" id=\"a_1\">Article 227<\/a> of the Constitution of India and <a href=\"\/doc\/1679850\/\" id=\"a_1\">section 482<\/a> of the Criminal Procedure Code is that once in a complaint case, the Magistrate dismisses the complaint for default, he cannot restore the same and the only remedy open to the complainant is to file a second complaint.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_3\">To substantiate his submission Mr. Marwadi placed reliance on the observations contained in paragraphs 9 and 10 of the decision of the Apex Court rendered in the case of Maj. <a href=\"\/doc\/566198\/\" id=\"a_2\">General A.S. Gaurya and another v. S.N. Thakur and another<\/a>, . I have perused the said decision and find that the proposition canvassed by Mr. Marwadi has been laid down in it.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_4\">3. In the instant case the complainant (respondent No. 1), filed a complaint against the petitioner under <a href=\"\/doc\/1823824\/\" id=\"a_3\">section 138<\/a> of the Negotiable Instruments Act, on 6-11-1990. On 15-6-1993 on account of absence of complainant the learned Magistrate dismissed the complaint but after some time, the same day, when the complainant appeared, he recalled his order. In my judgment, in view of the ratio contained in  (supra), the learned Magistrate could not have recalled his order. Consequently I allow this petition and quash the order dated 15-6-1993 passed by the learned Magistrate restoring the complaint, <\/p>\n<p>Rule is made absolute in the said terms.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_5\">4. Petition allowed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bombay High Court Harishchandra @ Sunil Rajaram &#8230; vs Kantilal Virchand Vora &amp; Another on 17 July, 1998 Equivalent citations: 1999 (5) BomCR 123, 1999 BomCR Cri, 1998 CriLJ 3754, 1998 (3) MhLj 576 Author: V Sahai Bench: V Sahai ORDER Vishnu Sahai, J. 1. Heard Mr. S.V. 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