M/S SSM ENGINEERS PVT LTD & ANR vs STATE ( GNCT) OF DELHI & ANR

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IN THE HIGH COURTOF DELHIAT NEW DELHI % Judgment delivered on:19.09.2025 + CRL.REV.P. 652/2014 & CRL.M.A. 3570/2016 M/S SSM ENGINEERS PVT LTD & ANR .....Petitioners versus STATE (GNCT) OF DELHI & ANR ..... Respondents Advocates who appeared in this case: For the Petitioners : Mr. T.N.Raydan and Mr.YaduvenRao, Advs. For the Respondent : Ms. Kiran Bairwa, APP for the State. Ms. Meera Kaura Patel, Ms. Zainab Hussain, Mr. Vikash Vadit and Mr. S.K. Gupta, Advs. for R-2. CORAM HON’BLE MR JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN JUDGMENT 1. The present petition has been filed by the petitioners under Sections 397/401 read with Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (‘CrPC’) challenging the judgment dated 11.09.2014 (hereafter ‘impugned judgment’), passed by the learned Additional sessions Judge (‘ASJ’), Central District, Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi in Criminal Appeal No. 36/2014. Signature Not Verified Signed By:KAMALDEEP KAUR CRL.REV.P. 652/2014 Page 1 of 12 Signing Date:19.09.2025 19:08:20 2. In the present case, the petitioners vide judgment dated 31.01.2014 were convicted for the offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (‘NI Act’) by the learned Metropolitan Magistrate (‘MM’), Central District, Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi in Complaint Case No. 219/2012. Further, vide order on sentence dated 07.02.2014, Petitioner No. 2 was sentenced to simple imprisonment for a period of one year and a fine of ₹25,00,000/- and in default of payment of same, to undergo simple imprisonment for three and a half months. Petitioner No. 1 company was sentenced to payment of fine of ₹25,00,000/- to Respondent No. 2/complainant. 3. Dismissal of the appeal against the orders passed by the learned MM led to filing of the present petition. 4. Briefly stated, the case of Respondent No. 2 w