Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Dishonour of cheque - Friendly loan - Loan advanced to accused from the account of firm and not from personal account of complainant - Books of account or income Tax returns of firm of complainant have not been produced - Had the complainant produced said documents, facts concerning enforceable debt could have been easily..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Dishonour of cheque - Loan - Commission agent - Pre existing `Arhant' relationship between parties - If payment has been made by complainant to accused, it cannot be assumed to be a loan unless otherwise proved - Account books cannot be equated with a promissory note - No explanation as to why loans were given without..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 24 -- Transfer of matrimonial case - While adjudicating a transfer petition initiated by wife in the context of a matrimonial dispute, Court must take into account a comprehensive array of following factors:- (a) Economic condition and earning capacity of parties, i.e. husband and wife; (b) Social standing of wife and her dependency on..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Dishonour of cheque - Finding in civil suit that cheque in question is not supported by consideration - Judgment was delivered after taking into account the conviction u/s 138 of the Act - Judgment of civil court has become final - Judgment of civil court becomes relevant u/s 43 of Evidence Act - Conviction and sentence set..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Dishonour of cheque - Bank account freezed by police - Cheques totalling 80 lakhs issued - Concerned bank account had maximum deposit of 18 lakhs - Incapacity in operating the bank account will not aid accused...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Dishonour of cheque - Sufficient funds - Available in other bank accounts of the company - Accused cannot rely upon other bank accounts for the dishonoured cheque which relates to specific bank account of accused...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 102 -- Freezing of bank account - Investigating agency have power u/s 102 Cr.P.C to seize the bank accounts, an action which falls within the scope of term seizure of "property" as used in said Section...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 102 -- Freezing of bank account - Requirement for seizure u/s 102 Cr.P.C is that there must be a nexus between bank account and offence alleged so as to give rise to a suspicion qua commission of offence...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 102 -- Release/defreezing of bank account - Bank accounts of prime accused/husband of petitioner had been released by Court which had not been challenged by CBI - Release of bank account was opposed by CBI on the ground that another FIR under Prevention of Corruption Act is registered against her, however, said contention is rejected,..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Dishonour of cheque - Joint account maintained by husband and wife - Cheque signed by husband only - Wife not liable for cheque drawn by her husband from the joint account relating to both of them - Proceedings qua wife quashed...........
