Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 145(2), Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 315 -- Dishonour of cheque - Evidence on affidavit by accused in his defence - Dismissal of application - Calls for no interference...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 91 -- Dishonour of cheque - Prayer to call for a copy of newspaper from the publisher - Every original piece of daily newspaper is believed to be in possession of different subscribers including the accused who asserts that particular information was published in the particular newspaper..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 205, 317 -- Dishonour of cheque - Exemption from personal appearance of accused - Magistrate has judicial discretion to dispense with personal appearance of an accused either throughout or at any particular stage of such proceedings in a summons case, if Magistrate finds that insistence..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 205, 317 -- Dishonour of cheque - Exemption from personal appearance of accused - Magistrate has judicial discretion to dispense with personal appearance of an accused - Trial Court directed to proceed in complaint without seeking personal appearance of accused subject to conditions that..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 142, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 205, 251 -- Dishonour of cheque - Accused seeking exemption from personal appearance - Rejection of application on the ground that accused has to undergo examination u/s 251 Cr.P.C. - The object of S.251 Cr.P.C. is only to the extent of apprising accused of particulars of offence and..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 219, 220 -- Dishonour of eight cheque - Eight complaints - Joint trial - It is not obligatory for Court to hold joint trial, as S.220 Cr.P.C is an enabling provision - It is discretion of Court concerned to decide whether or not to order joint trial...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 219, 220 -- Dishonour of eight cheques - Eight complaints - Joint trial - Cheques in question bear different dates and were presented and dishonoured on different dates - Statutory notices were also issued on different dates - Complaints were filed on different cause of actions pertaining..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 256 -- Dishonour of cheque - Dismissal of complaint for non appearance of complainant at the stage of consideration of application u/s 311 Cr.P.C. - Complainant had already led his evidence - Magistrate could have dismissed the application and proceeded with the case on the basis of..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 311 -- Dishonour of cheque - Summoning of Bank Manager - Defence sought to be raised not put to cross examination of PW1 - Any defence raised at subsequent stage can certainly be termed as after thought - Trial Court was justified in dismissing application for summoning the witness and..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 142(1), Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 406 -- Dishonour of cheque - Transfer of case - Supreme Court can transfer case u/s 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act, if it is expedient for the ends of justice...........
