Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 45 -- Dishonour of cheque - Second handwriting expert - Report of Forensic Expert on record and not set aside - Application dismissed by holding that there is no necessity to send signatures for comparison to another Forensic Expert - Order upheld...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 45 -- Dishonour of cheque - Handwriting and fingerprint expert - Comparison of relevant writings/signatures on cheque - Disputed cheque though signed by petitioner No.2 but was misused by one `G' - Application dismissed by trial Court on the ground that petitioner No.2 admitted signatures on..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 45 -- Dishonour of cheque - Comparison of signature - Application for comparison of signatures at the instance of accused when case is fixed for complainants evidence is not maintainable...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 45 -- Dishonour of cheque - Expert opinion - Report elicited from an expert through process of Court - It is not open for that party, that too in a private complaint u/s 138 of NI Act, to seek process of Court, to obtain another report, without even setting aside the first report...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 45 -- Dishonour of cheque - Expert opinion - When a report is obtained from a private expert without the intervention of Court, and that too when originals of cheques in question are in the custody of Court, party who obtained such a report cannot insist that Court should issue summons to such a..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 45, 47 -- Dishonour of cheque - Comparison of signatures - Cheque dishonoured for insufficiency of funds - Comparison of signatures not warranted - Application rightly rejected...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 45 -- Dishonour of cheque - Handwriting expert - Comparison of writing on body of cheque - Once defence has been set up by accused that cheque was misused at the instance of complainant, same having been filled up with different hand, it was essential to get the same compared with signature of..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 45 -- Dishonour of cheque - Expert opinion - Earlier application for expert opinion was dismissed, as accused failed to cross-examine complainant - Now cross-examination is conducted, which is change in circumstances - However, trial Court while rejecting the present petition not considered the said..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 45 -- Dishonour of cheque - Accused signed the cheque - Opinion of handwriting expert with regard to the age of ink used in making the signature on the cheque and the age of the signature and contents of cheque - Application filed by accused wholly frivolous and trial Court had rightly rejected the..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 45, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 391 -- Dishonour of cheque - Signature on cheque alleged to be forged - Additional evidence at appellate stage - Comparison of signatures by handwriting expert - Despite having opportunity, accused did not put any question to the bank official examined in..........
