Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 139 -- Dishonour of cheque - Presumption - When basic ingredients of S.138 of the Act stand duly satisfied and statutory presumption u/s 139 of the Act gets triggered, coming to a conclusion that cheque was not issued for a legally enforceable debt at pre-trial stage itself without granting an opportunity to complainant to..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 256 -- Dishonour of cheque - Restoration of complaint dismissed in default - Matter was fixed for evidence - Nothing on record to suggest that complainant had persistently defaulted, abused process of law or exhibited any intention to abandon prosecution - In such circumstances, one..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Dishonour of cheque - Central Service Co-operative Bank - Plea that Co-operative Bank does not fall within definition of `Banker' u/s 3 of the Act as it is not licensed by Reserve Bank of India - Supreme Court has emphatically held that essence of "banking" lies in the acceptance of deposits from the public repayable on..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Dishonour of cheque - Withdrawal slip drawn on a co-operative Bank - Plea that instrument in question cannot be treated as a cheque is devoid of any merit - Substance of transaction, and not its form or nomenclature, is determinative - If the instrument operates as a mandate for payment drawn on an account maintained with an..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Section 528 -- Dishonour of cheque - Quashing of complaint - Dishonour of cheque whether on account of `insufficient funds' or on account of freezing of account of petitioner - It is a matter of trial - Petition dismissed...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Section 528 -- Dishonour of cheque - Quashing of complaint - Though Court concerned may sift evidence for purpose of inferring prima facie case but certainly, it cannot appreciate evidence adduced on record rather that can only be appreciated by trial Court in totality of evidence..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Dishonour of cheque - Comparison of handwriting on kacha parchies (slips) - Person whose handwriting is sought to be compared neither complainant nor accused - Specimen handwriting of person who has appeared in the witness box as a witness only, cannot be directed to give specimen handwriting...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 145 -- Dishonour of cheque - Accused cannot be permitted to present evidence-in-chief by way of evidence as per S.145 of the Act...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Dishonour of cheque - Dismissal of complaint in default - Service of accused not yet effected - Complaint restored...........
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 - When a mandatory condition precedent to issuance of process has not been fulfilled, continuation of criminal proceedings would amount to permitting prosecution founded upon an invalid exercise..........
