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Neutral Citation No:=2023:PHHC:060798
CRM-M-39213-2015(O&M) #6# 2023:PHHC:060798
Ltd. & Ors. Vs. Kotak Mahindra Bank P. Ltd. 2015(8) Criminal) 698 held
as under:-
6. Needless to say, if the trial court finds that no case is made out
against petitioners, then the decision of the Apex Court's in Adalat Prasad
v. Rooplal Jindal and Ors. (2004) 7 SCC 338 will not stand in the way of
trial court to drop the proceedings against petitioners and if trial court
chooses to proceed against petitioners, then petitioners will have the
remedy as available in the law. It is so said because dropping of
proceedings at Notice stage cannot possibly be equated with recalling of
summoning order.
In view of the authoritative pronouncements of the Supreme Court in
Bhushan Kumar (supra), Krishna Kumar Variar (supra) and Maneka
Gandhi (supra) and of this Court in Raujeev Taneja (supra), Urrshila
Kerkar (supra) and S.K. Bhalla (supra), the accused are entitled to
hearing before the learned Metropolitan Magistrate at the stage of
framing of notice under Section 251 Cr.P.C. in all summons cases arising
out of complaints and the Magistrate has to frame the notice under Section
251 Cr.P.C. only upon satisfaction that a prima facie case is made out
against the accused. However, in the event of the learned Magistrate not
finding a prima facie case against the accused, the Magistrate shall
discharge/drop the proceedings against the accused.