Bombay High Court Sets Aside Dismissal of Appeal for Default in NI Act Case — Appellate Court Must Decide on Merits. Criminal appeal under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act cannot be dismissed for non-prosecution; Sessions Judge directed to hear appeal on merits....
The applicant, Jafar Shamshuddin Momin, was convicted by the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Parner, for an offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, in Summary Case No.814/2...




