witnesses. Even under such procedure, there is no intermediate stage between
framing of notice under Section 251 CrPC and recording of evidence either ... under Section 145 (1) or (2) of the NI Act . Once notice under section 251
CrPC stood framed, a complaint under section
appellant entering appearance before the
Ld. Trial Court, notice under Section 251 Cr.P.C. was framed
against him vide order dated 01.11.2019, to which ... appellant's answer to Q. 5 under notice framed under Section 251
Cr.P.C., as well as the respondent's cross examination
claimed trial and plea of defence was
also recorded. Notice under Section 251 Cr.P.C. was served upon
accused ... accused no. 2 as per notice
framed under Section 251 Cr.P.C. as per which, it was stated on
behalf of accused
that statement under
Section 313 Cr.P.C. cannot be recorded as accused no. 1 is in-
absentia under Section 305(4) ... accused no. 2 as per notice
framed under Section 251 Cr.P.C. as per which, it was stated on
behalf of accused
That thereafter on 01.04.2017, notice under Section 251
Cr.P.C. was framed upon the accused wherein the accused had
admitted being the drawer ... denied receiving the legal demand notice in his
statement under Section 251 Cr.P.C. recorded on 01.04.2017 but
during cross-examination
summoned for an offence punishable under Section
138 of the Act and notice under Section 251 Cr.P.C. for this
offence was framed upon ... extent the stand taken by him in answer to notice under
Section 251 Cr.P.C. He stated that the cheque in question has
been
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6.1. On 10.07.2018, notice under Section 251 Code
of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter referred to
as ' ... admitted his signature
on the Cheque in question when notice under
Section 251 Cr.P.C. was given to him. The same
admission was again
considered at the stage of framing of notice under
section 251 Cr.P.C which was yet to come. In the said order ... reads as under:-
Therefore, it is inherent in Section 251 of the Code of Criminal Procedure
that when an accused appears before the Trial Court
251 Cr.P.C and section 258
Cr.P.C. The legal position in regard to the discharge of accused under
section 251 ... Cr.P.C. and
the learned Magistrate has power
under Sec. 258 Cr.P.C. to stop
further proceedings. The provisions
of Sec. 251 read
order dated 28.10.2021.
4. Upon appearance of the accused, notice under Section 251
Cr.P.C. was served upon her on 20.05.2022, to which ... from her account at the stage of
framing of notice under Section 251 Cr.P.C., the presumption
under Section
