Sangeetaben Mahendrabhai Patel vs State Of Gujarat & Anr

The Supreme Court held that the doctrine of double jeopardy under Section 300 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 does not apply in this case, as the offences under Sections 406 and 420 IPC are distinct from the offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. The Court clarified that being tried for different offences arising from the same set of facts does not constitute double jeopardy. The appeal against the High Court's dismissal of the quashing application was therefore dismissed, affirming the ongoing proceedings under IPC.