Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138(b) -- Dishonour of cheque - Notice - A drawer whose defence denying liability for payment of cheque amount having been found by Court on evidence to be either not proved or improbable, has ordinarily no right to contend that demand notice returned as unclaimed was not sent in his correct address and thus, resist presumption of..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138(b) -- Dishonour of cheque - Accused did not disputed his signature in cheque except that it was issued as blank to one person - However, defence case was not probabilised in any convincing manner - Even no rebuttal evidence was adduced by accused - Complainant proved that cheque was issued in discharge of a legally enforceable..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Dishonour of cheque - Plea of security cheque which was alleged to be misused - No plea that cheque was blank cheque, undated or without indicating any figure - Stand of accused contradictory and seemingly not plausible about the issuance of cheque - Presumption u/s 139 of the Act not rebutted - Accused convicted...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 139 -- Dishonour of cheque - Presumption - Complainant stated that accused borrowed Rs.25,000 from him due to personal relation - However, accused did not enter into witness box and not denied by adducing evidence of himself that he has not borrowed money from complainant - Presumption u/s 139 of the Act will survive - Version..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 139 -- Dishonour of cheque - Loan transaction - Accused not denied the fact that cheque was signed by him - Loan amount was advanced on basis of personal relation - Preparation of loan documents thus, not required - Accused not entered into witness box - Version of complainant not rebutted by accused - When legal presumption..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 139 -- Dishonour of cheque - Presumption - When legal presumption is available in favour of complainant which is not rebutted, no corroboration is required to version of complainant by submitting income tax return...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 139 -- Dishonour of cheque - Presumption - Accused did not give reply to notice issued to him - It is not a case of accused that he has not signed the cheque - Though no account register or income tax return was produced by complainant, but when accused himself has not denied borrowing money and did not enter into witness box,..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Dishonour of cheque - Loan transaction - Accused examined his son in defence who deposed that his father had never taken loan from complainant - However, in cross examination he accepted that his father has taken a loan from complainant - This admission supports claim of complainant - Accused failed to rebut presumption..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 139 -- Dishonour of cheque - Presumption - Rebuttal - Can be made with reference to the evidence of prosecution as well as of defence...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 139 -- Dishonour of cheque - Security cheque - Once accused admits issuance of cheque which bears his signature, there is presumption that there exists a legally enforceable debt or liability - However, such presumption is rebuttable and accused is required to lead evidence to rebut such presumption - Accused is required to..........
