Virender Sehwag's Brother Vinod Arrested Over Cheque Bounce Allegations

In relation to a check 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 assigned offenders for repeatedly skipping court appearances related to dishonoured checks made out to Krishan Mohan Khanna, the owner of Shree Naina Plastics.

It is a two-year-old bounced cheque case. On Thursday, a municipal court heard the accused's bail request. Police opposed the accused's bail, arguing that he had already broken court orders and that granting him bail would allow him to commit the same crime again. The court postponed the case until March 10 in order to reserve its ruling.

Virender Sehwag's brother Vinod in legal trouble:

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 check 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. 

In 2023, Vinod and two other directors of M/s Xalta Food Beverages Private Limited were arrested at the Manimajra police station under Section 174-A of the Indian Penal Code (non-appearance in response to proclamation under Section 82 of CrPC). Following the bank's refusal to honour checks issued by the three, Krishan Mohan Khanna, a resident of Sector 12, Panchkula, and the owner of Shree Naina Plastics Inc., Khata Baddi, filed a formal complaint.

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 had 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 court for all planned sessions.  

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