Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 202 -- Dishonour of cheque - Summoning of accused - Without conducting enquiry u/s 202 Cr.P.C - Magistrate has not adverted to S.202 Cr.P.C at all, nor does summoning order reflect that any enquiry or investigation was conducted prior to issuance of process - Order merely notices..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 256 -- Dishonour of cheque - Dismissal of complaint in default - Complainant after recording the verification never remained present before trial Court for period of five years - Dilatory tactics on the part of complainant who set the criminal law in motion by filing private complaint..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 45 -- Dishonour of cheque - Expert opinion to determine age of ink - Specific defence set up by accused that cheque in question is lying with complainant since 2010 when his bank account was got opened by complainant - Accused by way of application intends to bring forward the fact that ink used for..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 45 -- Dishonour of cheque - Expert opinion - Verification of signatures from private expert - Even, private expert must be a person of repute having good experience in the field - Court thus, expected to assign the matter to named private expert or it may assign it to State Forensic Science..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 65B -- Dishonour of cheque - Computer generated statement of account, Ext.P7, without certificate as mandated u/s 65B of Evidence Act - PW2 Deputy Manager of bank examined who gave categorical evidence that when cheque was presented, account showed `zero balance' and such statement was gathered by..........
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..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Dishonour of cheque - Compromise - Direction to deposit 10% of cheque amount - Thereafter complainant expressed that he does not desire verification of compromise and sought to withdraw the complaint - Compromise has never been acted upon - However, Court observed that compromise has been acted upon as such complainant was..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 141, 142, 145 -- Dishonour of cheque - Complaint by power of attorney holder - Offence by company - Power of attorney holder gave evidence on affidavit u/s 145 of the Act by mentioning in verification clause that all facts stated in affidavit are true to his knowledge - However, cross-examination of CW1 reveals that he does no..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 145 -- Dishonour of cheque - Affidavit of verification of complaint - Magistrate can summon accused on the basis of affidavit of verification of complaint without there being a separate affidavit of examination-in-chief...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 145 -- Dishonour of cheque - Complaint through power of attorney holder - (i) Filing of complaint u/s 138 of N.I Act through power of attorney is perfectly legal and competent; (ii) The Power of Attorney holder can depose and verify on oath before the Court in order to prove the contents of the complaint - However, the power..........
