Supreme Court of India · 2008-09-26
Prabha Mathur & Anr vs Pramod Aggarwal & Ors
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2008 SC (SUPP) 631
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Prabha Mathur & Anr
- Respondent
- Pramod Aggarwal & Ors
- Author
- C.K. Thakker
- Bench
- D. K. Jain, C.K. Thakker
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court held that the High Court's order remanding the matter for further inquiry was improper as it was passed without affording the appellants an opportunity to be heard, violating principles of natural justice. The Court emphasized that the dismissal of the complaint by the trial court and the revisional court was justified, as the allegations primarily constituted a civil dispute rather than criminal offences under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471 read with Sections 34 and 120B IPC. Consequently, the Supreme Court set aside the High Court's order and restored the trial court's dismissal of the complaint.