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2020 (9) TMI 394 - HC - Indian LawsMaintainability of complaints - Dishonor of Cheque - insufficiency of funds - proceedings conducted by the trial court including order of cognizance and summoning passed by the trial court - HELD THAT:- he complaints in question though initially have had been filed with a defect of not mentioning name of defacto complainant -the Managing Director of the Company namely Rajat Chadha yet the said defect had been allowed to be removed by the trial court vide order dated 14.08.2017 and the said order though questioned by the petitioner in earlier 561-A petitions was not set aside by this court meaning thereby that the complaints in question are very well competent. Similarly the issue raised by the petitioner about taking on record of preliminary statement original affidavit of the complainant attested by oath commissioner pursuant to the order of trial court dated 01.07.2017, which order too though challenged in the earlier 561-A petitions was not set aside by this court. The said orders thus assumed finality and in law, could not be re-agitated in the instant petitions. Although the trial court while considering the matter upon receiving record back from this Court seemingly has erred initially while summoning the petitioner/ accused pursuant to orders dated 09.06.2018, 30.06.2018 and 21.07.2018, however, subsequently corrected the conducting of proceedings upon recording preliminary statement of the respondent/ complainant and upon passing fresh cognizance and summoning order dated 17.12.2018 notwithstanding the earlier summoning of the petitioner herein. The aforesaid errors committed by the trial Court by no sense of imagination could said to be fatal to the entire proceedings, in that, even if same or treated nullity or are set aside the further proceedings subsequently conducted by the trial court would not get affected. Thus, complaining of suffering a prejudice or injustice on this account by the petitioner is insignificant and legally of no consequence. Furthermore the petitioner cannot question the order of cognizance or else proceedings conducted by the trial court after receipt of record back from this court on account of denial of hearing is also legally not sustainable, since hearing of accused at the time of recording of preliminary statement of the complainant, passing of cognizance order as also before issuance of process is not, in law, conceived of. This court is of the view that in the instant cases exercise of inherent power is not warranted - Petition dismissed.
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