Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 142, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Dishonour of cheque - Offence by company - Summoning order set aside by revisional Court - It is apparent that a basic averment that respondent no.2 was responsible to accused company for its day-to-day affairs has been clearly made - However, no material is placed on record,..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Dishonour of cheque - Defence of accused is that cheque and documents obtained by complainant by threatening accused - Case against complainant is also filed by accused in which complainant is acquitted - Defence sought by accused and witnesses examined are only by way of improvement in respect of same cause of action, thus..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Dishonour of cheque - Accused took a specific plea that his cheque book was lost somewhere and cheque leafs were kept signed by him - Therefore, he had lodged an FIR - However, accused did not examine any witnesses to prove the fact that he had in fact lodged an FIR - Accused lied while taking aforesaid plea - In a criminal..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Dishonour of cheque - Maintainability of complaint qua accused - Contention that accused is not a signatory to cheque, thus, no proceedings are maintainable against accused - Contention rejected as initially it was accused who had entered into lease agreement with complainant in pursuance of which cheque in question was..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 141, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Dishonour of cheque - Quashing of proceedings - Offence by company - Cheques has not been signed by present petitioners, the same has been signed and issued by `A' from individual bank account maintained by him - Present petitioners cannot be made vicariously liable for the..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Dishonour of cheque - Quashing of complaint - Disputed questions of fact i.e whether petitioner was Director or Authorized Signatory of accused company or petitioner's employment with accused/company was confined to maintenance of accounts, whether or not cheque in question was..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 139, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Dishonour of cheque - Quashing of proceedings - Admittedly, cheques issued were blank cheques and they were filled by complainant - Even a blank cheque leaf voluntarily signed and handed over by accused which is towards some payment would attract presumption u/s 139 of the Act..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 45, 73 -- Dishonour of cheque - Handwriting expert - Signatures on cheque admitted by accused while recording his defence statement u/s 263(g) Cr.P.C - Accused thus, cannot escape his liability on the ground that same had not been signed by him - Moreover, if there was any manipulation/alteration in..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 139, 118 -- Dishonour of cheque - Presumption - Rebuttal - Issuance of blank cheque and signed blank papers - Considering the fact that parties had business relationship, defence raised by accused that there was no legally enforceable liability on the date of issuance of cheque and that blank papers were misused by..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 139, 118 -- Dishonour of cheque - Presumption - Plea of issuance of blank cheque and signed blank papers - Once signatures are admitted then it has to be presumed that cheque was issued as consideration for a legally enforceable debt - Trial Court fell in error when it called upon complainant to explain the circumstances under..........
