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Yogesh Premjibhai Suvariya vs State Of Gujarat
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Decided
- Sep 23, 2026
- Citation
- 2026 INSC 1079
- Judges
- Ujjal Bhuyan, Atul S. Chandurkar
AI breakdown
- The case involves directors of Shivamy Enterprises accused of cheating after bouncing cheques for a large steel purchase.
- The Supreme Court quashed the criminal proceedings, viewing the matter as a civil dispute.
- The court emphasized the difference between civil disputes and criminal charges.
Outcome
Accordingly, the Criminal Appeal is allowed.
Taken from the judgment's conclusion. Check the full text for the exact order.
Parties
Applicant
Yogesh Premjibhai Suvariya
Respondent
State Of Gujarat
Judgment text (excerpt)
Yogesh Premjibhai Suvariya vs State Of Gujarat on 23 September, 2026
REPORTABLE
2026 INSC 1079 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. OF 2026
(@ SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CRIMINAL) NO.6908/2026)
YOGESH PREMJIBHAI SUVARIYA & ANR. APPELLANT(S)
VERSUS
STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR. RESPONDENT(S)
ORDER
1. Leave granted.
2. We have heard Mr. Nikhil Goel, learned senior counsel
for the appellants and Mr. Prashant Bhagwati, learned
counsel for Respondent No.1-State of Gujarat. None has
appeared for Respondent No.2- de facto complainant, though
served.
3. Appellants are aggrieved by order dated 17.03.2026
passed by the High Court of Gujarat at Ahmedabad (briefly
the ‘High Court’ hereinafter), partly allowing the
revision application of the appellants. By the impugned
judgment and order, while the appellants have been
discharged from the offence punishable under Section 406
of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (for short, ‘IPC’), the
charge under Section 420 read with Section 114 of the IPC
against the appellants has been sustained.
Signature Not Verified
4. Appellants are the Directors of Shivamy Enterprises
Digitally signed by
ABHINAV KUMAR
Date: 2026.10.05
11:17:30 IST
Reason:
Pvt. Ltd. (for short, ‘Shivamy’), a private limited
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Source: Indian Kanoon (indiankanoon.org). Indian court judgments are public records; the summary and translations are AI-generated.