Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 139, 118 -- Dishonour of cheque - Presumption - Rebuttal - Accused can either adduce independent evidence or rely on evidence tendered by complainant to rebut presumption...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 139, 118 -- Dishonour of cheque - Presumption - No denial as to issuance of cheque and signatures thereupon - It can be presumed that cheque was issued in discharge of lawful liability - Accused rightly convicted...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 4, 118(a) -- Pronote - Signature of defendant on pronote established by handwriting expert - No contrary evidence led by defendant to disprove his signature on pronote - Even, execution of pronote established by plaintiff by examining deed writer - Non-examination of witness to pronote cannot be held against plaintiff - No rebuttal..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 118, 138, 139 -- Dishonour of cheque - Conviction - Petitioner admitted that he had received a friendly loan, therefore apparently, there was a subsisting debt and liability - Moreover, once the signatures on the cheques have been admitted, the presumption envisaged under Section 118 of the Act arises that the cheque had been..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 139, 118 -- Dishonour of cheque - Presumption - Issuance of cheque and signatures thereon admitted - Presumption is attracted in favour of complainant - In absence of contrary evidence on behalf of accused presumption goes in favour of complainant...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 139, 118 -- Dishonour of cheque - Presumption - Once there is no denial of issuance of cheque and signatures thereupon, presumption available u/ss 118, 139 of the Act comes into play...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 118, 20 -- Dishonour of cheque - Writing on cheque - Name of payee written in different ink will not per se render cheque invalid in view of Ss.118 & 20 of the Act...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 4, 118 -- Pronote - Burden of proof - Once plaintiff proves execution of pronote by adducing acceptable evidence, burden shifts on to defendant to prove that pronote was not supported by consideration...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 4, 118, 138 -- Negotiable Instruments exceeding Rs.10,000 - Tamil Nadu Money Lenders Act and Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Charging Exorbitant Interest Act would not apply to money lenders, who advance loans on basis of Negotiable Instruments exceeding Rs.10,000/-...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 4, 118 -- Pronote - Signatures of defendant on pronote established by handwriting expert - Defendant did not state facts pleaded in written statement on oath in trial Court and avoided witness box so he may not be cross-examined - This by itself is enough to reject claim of defendant that his signature was forged on pronote - Suit..........
