Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420, Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Proceedings u/s 420 IPC - Maintainable even after initiation of proceedings u/s 138 NI Act...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 141, 142, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420, 406, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 45 -- Dishonour of cheque - Expert opinion to know about writing on cheque - Signatures admitted - Issue as to who filled up the cheque is to be examined at the time of final adjudication - Dismissal of application calls for no interference...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420 -- Dishonour of cheque - Accused not disputed his signatures on cheque in question - Prima facie there is no fact proved on record to rebut presumption in favour of holder of cheque - Defence raised by accused seems to be an afterthought and did not inspire confidence to both the Courts..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420 -- Dishonour of cheque - Complaint u/s 138 NI Act and S.420 IPC - Mere dishonour of cheque cannot be construed as an act on the part of accused with a deliberate intention to cheat and mens rea in that regard cannot be gathered from the point the amount had been received - Offence u/s 420..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420, 406, Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Interim bail - Cheating - Dishonour of cheque - Accused named as accused in offence u/ss 420, 406 IPC and S.138 of N.I. Act - Trial of case likely to take some time - Accused undertakes to extend full cooperation to trial Court for early..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420, 406, 419, 167, 468, 379, 465, 475, 120B, 114, Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Dishonour of cheque - Complaint u/s 138 NI Act - FIR two years thereafter alleging same cheque misplaced and fraudulent use thereof - Instead of quashing FIR the same transferred to Court where proceedings of complaint u/s 138 NI Act is..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 378(4), Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420 -- Dishonour of cheque - Acquittal - Leave to appeal - Complainant failed to prove that cheque issued by accused in favour of complainant was for payment of `outstanding dues' - Therefore, offence u/s 138 of the Act is apparently not made out -..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420 -- Dishonour of cheque - Complaint u/s 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act and S.420 IPC - Dismissal of complaint on the ground that complainant is a money lender - Magistrate had not gone into merits of case as to whether necessary ingredients of S.138 of the Act were established or not -..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420, 406 -- Dishonour of cheque - Cheque drawn by co-accused and not applicant - Applicant has nothing to do with the business transactions in which alleged amount of Rs.2.50 lakhs was paid by complainant in order to establish business of her son - Order of summoning of applicant is erroneous -..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 142, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Dishonour of cheque - Cheating - Quashing of complaint - Petitioner is not the signatory of cheque - Cheque signed by wife of petitioner and account on which cheque was drawn belongs to sole proprietorship concern of his wife as per..........