Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 139, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 378(4) -- Dishonour of cheque - Presumption - Leave to appeal against acquittal - Complainant in his cross examination stated that he does not know as to for what purpose accused has taken money from him - Even, complainant has not shown loan paid by him to accused in his income tax..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 256 -- Dishonour of cheque - Restoration of complaint dismissed in default - - Case was listed for service of accused and on that particular day personal presence of complainant was not necessary, particularly when he engaged counsel to represent him - Complainant continued himself to be..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 141 -- Dishonour of cheque - Non executive Directors - In absence of any further averments as to their role in the company at the time of commission of offence, presumption u/s 141 of the Act cannot be raised against them - Summoning order and proceedings qua petitioners quashed...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 45 -- Dishonour of cheque - Handwriting expert to prove that cheque does not bear signature of accused and that contents of cheque have not been filled by him - Permission granted to petitioner to examine private handwriting expert at his own cost - Application allowed...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Dishonour of cheque - Petitioners No.1 and 2 not signatory of cheque - Petitioners No.1 and 2 cannot be prosecuted u/s 138 of the Act...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Dishonour of cheque - Cheque signed by husband - Wife cannot be termed as drawer of cheque - Wife cannot be implicated under the provisions of Negotiable Instruments Act - Proceedings against wife quashed...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Dishonour of cheque - High Court convicted accused in appeal against order of acquittal by trial Court - High Court has not analysed evidence and assumed certain facts, as if they have been proved and proceeded to unsettle judgment of acquittal - Approach of High Court held, erroneous to overturn judgment of acquittal -..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 311 -- Dishonour of cheque - Application u/s 311 Cr.P.C. for examination of expert witness to elicit differences in ink on cheque dismissed - As per accused, cheque in question was given as security at time of running STD/PCO by complainant in year 2002-03 but those cheques were filled..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 311 -- Dishonour of cheque - Application of petitioner for examining handwriting and fingerprint expert has been dismissed - Petitioner not denied his signature on cheque in cross-examination and in his statement u/s 313 Cr.P.C. rather he admitted the same - Whether cheque issued by..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 147 -- Dishonour of cheque - Appeal against conviction - Compromise during pendency of appeal - Complainant received the entire cheque amount - Compounding of offence allowed - Conviction and sentence set aside...........
