R.D.Raja v. J.Jayakumar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 29-06-2026
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY CRL OP No. 4043 of 2026 and Crl MP.No.10195 of 2026 R.D.Raja Representing M/s 24AM Studios, No.200/8,2nd Floor, Phase -1, TNHB 44HIG, Anna Nagar West Extn, Chennai-600 040 ..Petitioner(s) Vs J.Jayakumar S/o.Jayaraman, No.10/649, Veeramamunivar Street, Mogappair East, Chennai-600 37 ..Respondent(s) Prayer: This petition is filed under Section 528 of BNSS to call for the records and quash the entire proceedings in S.T.C.No. 548/2025 pending on the file of the Judicial Magistrate Court, FTC at Ambattur and pass such other and further orders as this Honble Court.
For Petitioner(s):
Mrs.S.Saratha For Respondent(s):
M/s.L.Manisha for Mr.F.Aadith Vijay
ORDER
This Criminal Original petition is filed to quash the proceedings in S.T.C.No.548 of 2025 pending on the file of the Judicial Magistrate Court, FTC at Ambattu, which is a private complaint filed under section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. The cheque dated 29.09.2025 is issued by the petitioner
as the authorised signatory of M/s 24AM Studios. The accused is before this Court seeking to quash the petition on the ground that the said M/s 24 AM Studios company is not added as an accused in the complaint and the cheque pertains to the account maintained by the said M/s 24 AM Studios, a registered company for its business purposes.
2. Considering the said ground raised an Interim order was also earlier granted by this Court. On enquiry, the name of the concern is M/s 24 AM Studios and from the very name itself it can be seen that it is not a registered company. If a company is registered under the Companies Act, the name will have the suffix "limited" if it is a public company and if it is a private company it will have a suffix "private limited". The very name shows that it is M/s 24 AM Studios which is a proprietor concern.
3. Accordingly to the learned counsel for the respondent/complainant the M/s 24 AM Studios is a proprietory concern and it is not a company. The said necessity to array the company as an accused will arise, if only there is a company. Upon perusing the cheque, that it is issued by M/s 24 AM Studios, I am not able to hold the same as a company registered under companies Act. No registration certificate has been produced along with typed set of papers. No details of the registration of the same as a company is also mentioned in the affidavit in support of the quash petition.
4. In view thereof, this Court is not inclined to quash the proceedings in S.T.C.No. 548 of 2025 pending on the file of the Judicial Magistrate Court, FTC at Ambattur. Accordingly, the Criminal Original Petition lacks merits and as such dismissed. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is also closed. 29-06-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order smn To.
Judicial Magistrate Court, FTC at Ambattur
D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY, J.
SMN and Crl Mp.No.10195 of 2026 29-06-2026