Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Dishonour of cheque - Notice - Served through Advocate - Notice signed by complainant but without signatures of issuing Advocate - There is no requirement of law that notice is to be sent through Advocate - It is the payee or the holder who is to make the demand in writing - Finding that notice is bad in law, set aside...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Dishonour of cheque - Notice - Demand notice, either by express or by reasonable intendment, must inform the party to whom it is given : (i) That the instrument has been dishonoured (the instrument should be identified in the notice, otherwise the notice will be invalid); (ii) In what way the instrument has been dishonoured..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Dishonour of cheque - Plea that loan not advanced through account payee cheque and thus violated the provision of S.269-SS of Income Tax Act - Advancing loan not in consonance with the provision of S.269-SS of Income Tax Act will not make the proceedings u/s 138 of the Act bad in law...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Dishonour of cheque - Accused himself admitted that he gave three cheques to complainant, thereby accused made false G.D entry regarding missing of cheques - It is also shown from conduct of accused that he did not recognize any importance to demand notice being not signed by concerned advocate - Complainant successfully..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 147 -- Dishonour of cheque - Conviction - Compromise between parties during pendency of revision - Complainant received all the amount from accused and does not want to proceed in the matter - Conviction and sentence set aside...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 391, Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Additional evidence at appellate stage - Dishonour of cheque - Second application moved by accused u/s 391 Cr.P.C on the same issue without any material change after 7 months of rejection of first application u/s 391 Cr.P.C - However, Appellate Court proceeded to allow the..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 91 -- Dishonour of cheque - Application by accused for summoning of Income tax return of complainant for the year 2013-2014 - These documents are relevant to establish financial capacity of complainant at the relevant time - Application allowed - Complainant directed to produce income tax..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Dishonour of cheque - Delay in prosecuting case - Complainant took no steps to serve accused - Even complainant remained continuously absent - Case remained pending without any step being taken by complainant to prosecute the same - It is onerous duty of complainant to prosecute complaint/proceedings diligently - No..........
Agreement to sell -- Specific performance - Refund of earnest money - Rs.26,000/- paid at the time of execution of agreement - Amount of 6,75,000/- paid subsequently - Order as to refund of Rs.7,01,000/- - No date mentioned of payment of Rs.6,75,000 either in the notice issued or in the plaint or in the affidavit of chief examination but was mentioned in the affidavit..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 145, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 200 -- Dishonour of cheque - Accused can be summoned on the basis of affidavit of complainant - Complainant is not required to be examined on oath for taking cognizance of complaint...........
