Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 256 -- Dishonour of cheque - Restoration of complaint dismissed in default - Single absence - Case transferred from place `M' to place `J' and again re-transferred from place `J' to place `M' - Magistrate instead of dismissing complaint in default should have adjourned the case at least..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Dishonour of cheque - Applications for summoning of witnesses - Grounds urged in both the applications for summoning of persons as witnesses are not liable to be accepted under any circumstance - No material on record to suggest that any payment was made by accused to said witness..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 391 -- Additional evidence at appellate stage - Dishonour of cheque - Acquittal - Appeal against - Dismissal of complaint for failure to prove that complaint is filed by duly authorised person of partnership firm - Placing on record partnership deed - Held, complainant ought be granted..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 311 -- Dishonour of cheque - Application u/s 311 Cr.P.C. for examination of expert witness to elicit differences in ink on cheque dismissed - As per accused, cheque in question was given as security at time of running STD/PCO by complainant in year 2002-03 but those cheques were filled..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 311 -- Dishonour of cheque - Application of petitioner for examining handwriting and fingerprint expert has been dismissed - Petitioner not denied his signature on cheque in cross-examination and in his statement u/s 313 Cr.P.C. rather he admitted the same - Whether cheque issued by..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 202 -- Dishonour of cheque - Inquiry u/s 202 Cr.P.C. - Not mandatory in respect of proceedings u/s 138 NI Act...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 219, 251 -- Dishonour of cheques - Three cases - Same parties - Clubbing of cases - S.219 Cr.P.C. applies only to warrant cases and not to summons cases where no charges are framed - In case no charges are framed then there is no requirement for clubbing of the cases - Dismissal of..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 311, 391 -- Dishonour of cheque - Additional evidence at belated stage - Additional evidence at belated stage is permissible but such power is to be exercised sparingly and only in exceptional cases in the interest of justice...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 251 -- Dishonour of cheque - Compliant not filed by payee or holder in due course - Demand not made by payee or holder in due course - Basic ingredients of S.138 of the Act not satisfied - Accused discharged...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Dishonour of cheque - Partnership firm - Complaint against partnership firm and its partners - Retiring partner - Statutory Form-G in the context of partnership firm can be relied upon and looked into by Court - However, material placed on record indicate that picture is very hazy..........
