Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 139 -- Dishonour of cheque - Loan - Complainant deposed that loan is shown in income tax return - However, income tax return not produced - Held, when legal presumption is available in favour of complainant which is not rebutted then 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 lead evidence that he had not borrowed money from complainant - Presumption survives and corroboration to the statement of complainant is not required...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 139, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Dishonour of cheque - Quashing of proceedings - Notice sent by registered post - To rebut presumption about service of notice or that address was incorrect or filing of complaint prior to expiry of notice period would be considered by trial Court at appropriate stage -..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 118, 139 -- Dishonour of cheque - Legally enforceable debt - Presumption - Cheque carries with it presumption u/ss 118, 139 of the Act - Complainant therefore not required to prove debt - However, complainant is required to plead about existence of debt in complaint - Proof of debt is different from pleading of existence of..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 118, 139 -- Dishonour of cheque - Legally enforceable debt - Presumption - Four cheques issued on different dates for single debt - There is absolutely no reference to debt in statutory demand notices - In complaint amount of debt is quantified at Rs.3 lakhs, but there is no whisper about date on which debt was incurred -..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Dishonour of cheque - Hand loan of Rs.75,000/- - Accused known to complainant for more than five years - Accused not explained the circumstances under which two cheques were issued - Failure to obtain promissory note or nay other document at the time of giving loan cannot be said to be fatal - Two cheques carry with them..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138(c), 142(1)(b) -- Dishonour of cheque - Notice - Notice was served on accused on 10.3.2005 as specifically pleaded in complaint - Acknowledgement card bearing said date was produced along with complaint - Said date is not challenged in cross-examination of complainant - In the light of presumption u/s 27 of General Clauses Act,..........
Jammu and Kashmir Criminal Procedure Code, 1989, Section 561A, Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Ranbir Penal Code, 1989, Section 420 -- Quashing of proceedings - Dishonour of cheque - Defendant filed petition for quashing on Retirement-cum-partnership deed - It is only a fact which may be required to be proved during course of trial, whose evidentiary value..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Dishonour of cheque - Appeal against acquittal - Evidence discloses complainant`s financial incapacity to advance hand loan and inconsistent version about reason for hand loan - Even, there is no evidence to show that notice was sent by registered post as address was incomplete and it is not possible to draw presumption..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 139 -- Dishonour of cheque - Appeal against acquittal - Presumption - There was manipulation in loan application and besides resolution to sanction loan was even prior to application for loan which improbabalised case of complainant or rather probabalised case in defence that there was no such transaction whatsoever -..........
