Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 142 -- Dishonour of cheque - S.142 of the Act does not contemplate a report to police nor authorize Court taking cognizance to direct police to investigate into complaint...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 142 -- Dishonour of cheque - Cognizance of offence - S.142(1)(a) of the Act mandates that cognizance of offence punishable u/s 138 of the Act can only be taken upon the complaint in writing...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 256 -- Dishonour of cheque - Dismissal of complaint in default for non-appearance of complainant on the date fixed without affording even a single opportunity is wholly unjustified - Default being singular ought to have been ignored by Court and to do substantial justice, it ought to have..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Dishonour of cheque - When cheque was sent for collection through another bank and intimation of dishonour was received from that bank along with dishonour memo issued by drawee bank, 15 days period can be reckoned from the date of intimation from collecting bank and not from date of dishonour of cheque by drawee bank...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Limitation Act, 1963, Section 12(1), 12(2), General Clauses Act, 1897, Section 9 -- Dishonour of cheque - Limitation for filing complaint u/s 138 of the Act is from the day on which the cause of action arises and first day has to be excluded for counting period of one month...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 143A -- Dishonour of cheque - Interim compensation - Order passed by trial Court u/s 143-A of the Act was non-speaking, without considering relevant facts and giving reasons - Trial Court failed to consider the relevant factors laid down by Supreme Court - Order directing accused to pay interim compensation set aside...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Dishonour of cheque - If the cheque is not drawn on the account maintained by accused but by some other person, same will not attract the provision of S.138 of the Act...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 118(a), 139 -- Dishonour of cheque - Presumption - Complaint and affidavit do not mention that cheque bears the signatures of accused - No official of bank was examined to establish the name of person, who had put the signatures on the cheque - In the absence of proof of signatures, a presumption u/ss 118(a), 139 of the Act..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 148, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 389 -- Dishonour of cheque - Suspension of sentence during pendency of appeal subject to condition of deposit 20% amount of compensation - Appellate Court while considering application u/s 389 Cr.P.C, has to consider as to whether it is exceptional case which warrants grant of..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Dishonour of cheque - Quantum of sentence - Accused was aged around 24 years at the time of incident and now he is 46 years old - He has already suffered the agony of protracted trial, spanning over a period of more than 22 years and he remained incarcerated for some time after passing of judgment - Looking to the long..........
