Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Dishonour of cheque - Sentence - Antecedents of accused is not clean as he is involved in different criminal cases of cheating and number of complaints u/s 138 of the Act registered against him - Though accused had already undergone the sentence of 2 years, however, he refused to pay the compensation amount of Rs.10 lakhs -..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Dishonour of cheque - If cheque is dishonoured for following reasons then it will be sufficient for prima facie case for issuing process, viz. (i) case referred to drawer (ii) instruction for stoppage of payment (iii) exceeds arrangement (iv) insufficient fund (v) signature differed or mismatch (vi) account closed...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 139 -- Dishonour of cheque - Quashing of complaint - Presumption u/s 139 of the Act or disputing the endorsement on the part of bank can always be raised during trial but same cannot be ground for quashing the complaint proceeding at initial stage...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Dishonour of cheque - Quashing of complaint - `Account closed'- There is no illegality in summoning the accused - Petition for quashing dismissed...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 141 -- Dishonour of cheque - Offence by Company - Company not impleaded as a party - Complaint is not maintainable...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Dishonour of cheque - Govt. undertaking - Complaint filed by Branch Manager - No power of attorney executed in favour of Branch Manager on the date the complaint was filed - Power of attorney was executed in favour of Branch Manager much later of filing of the complaint - No clause in power of attorney ratifying the earlier..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 139 -- Dishonour of cheque - Accused admittedly took loan from complainant - However, he failed to prove that he has discharged the entire loan liability - Signature on cheque is not denied by accused - Defence raised by accused not probable - Conviction upheld...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 141 -- Dishonour of cheque - Offence by Company - Withdrawal of prosecution against company is a product of Court not a prayer of complainant - Complainant cannot suffer adversely for fault of a Court - Order of withdrawal of complaint qua Company set aside and trial Court directed to dispose of complaint within three months...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 139, 118 -- Dishonour of cheque - Presumption - Once accused admits his signatures on cheque, presumption u/ss 118, 139 of the Act gets invoked - However, presumption is rebuttable - Accused is entitled to rebut the same by leading cogent evidence or by relying upon inherent contradictions/weakness in the evidence led by..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 174A, Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Proclaimed offender - Registration of FIR u/s 174-A IPC - Complaint u/s 138 of N.I. Act already stands withdrawn by complainant on having received the entire cheque amount - No useful purpose is going to be served by carrying on with the proceedings arising out of FIR - FIR u/s 174-A..........
