In relation to a cheque bounce case, Chandigarh Police detained Vinod Sehwag, the brother of former Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag, on Thursday.
His detention comes after a local court in 2023 declared him and two other people designated offenders for repeatedly skipping court appearances related to dishonoured checks made out to Krishan Mohan Khanna, the owner of Shree Naina Plastics.
Advocate Vikas Sagar claims that in 2018, Xalta Food and Beverages, the complainant’s representative, purchased supplies from Shree Naina Plastics valued at ₹7 crore. The business sent out seven separate checks totalling ₹1 crore apiece as payment. However, because the funds were flawed, every cheque bounced. The business failed to pay its debts within the allotted time, even after several follow-ups. Khanna submitted a legal notice requesting reimbursement within 15 days as a result, but nothing was done.
Khanna consequently lodged a formal complaint against Xalta Food and Beverages, along with its three directors, Vishnu Mittal, Sudhir Malhotra, and Vinod Sehwag. Last year, all three were paged as accused by the lower court. In the sessions court, Vinod Sehwag contested this judgement, claiming that he shouldn’t have been named in the lawsuit because he wasn’t a director or employee of the business.
Sehwag’s attorney said during his bail hearing that his client was using his legal rights and wasn’t purposefully avoiding the court system. Additionally, he told the court that Sehwag has asked the Supreme Court to consider other instances against him including bounced checks. While stressing that the other accused had already obtained bail, Sehwag requested regular bail and stated his willingness to attend in court for all planned sessions.
The next hearing has been set for March 10 by the court.
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