Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 256 -- Dishonour of cheque - Acquittal u/s 256 Cr.P.C - Mistake on the part of advocate representing any party beyond knowledge of complainant should not act as a prejudice against his rights and contentions - Order of acquittal set aside...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Dishonour of cheque - Loan transaction - Capacity to advance loan - As per Income tax return declared income was not sufficient to give loan of Rs.3 lakhs - Defence raised by accused satisfies the standard of `preponderance of probability' - Judgment of acquittal passed by trial Court confirmed and judgment of conviction by..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Dishonour of cheque - Cheque return memo - Cannot be said to have been proved without examining Bank official/clerk - Complaint against accused remains unproved - Acquittal upheld...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 256 -- Dishonour of cheque - Dismissal of complaint in default - Matter was already at the stage of cross-examination of complainant - Necessary affidavit was produced on record - Documents were exhibited and part of cross-examination was taken - Trial Court rather than dismissing..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 139 -- Dishonour of cheque - Presumption - Can only be rebutted when there is probable defence - In the instant case signatures in the cheque not challenged and no evidence to that effect is reflected in the cross examination of complainant - No material produced to show as to how the cheque was in possession of complainant as..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 372, 378(4) -- Dishonour of cheque - Appeal against acquittal - Complainant in a case u/s 138 of N.I. Act is not entitled to file an appeal against acquittal according to provision of S.372 Cr.P.C rather he may prefer an appeal before High Court invoking provision of S.378(4) Cr.P.C...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 65 -- Dishonour of cheque - Secondary evidence - Original cheque, original written memo and other relevant papers fell on road in transit - On the same day police complaint was lodged - While issuing process, the documents were before Magistrate - When documents were lost then necessary permission..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Dishonour of cheque - Acquittal - Cheque was issued as a security therefore no liability u/s 138 of the Act can be fastened upon respondent - No witness was examined to verify authenticity of ledger statement - Entries in books by themselves are not sufficient enough to charge any person with liability - Moreover,..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 139 -- Dishonour of cheque - Appeal against acquittal - Presumption - Complainant failed to establish as to when cheque in question was issued by accused - Accused itself had intimated fact of loss or theft of her signed cheques/cheque book to manager of bank, by issuing a letter - Accused had also given intimation to manager..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 139 -- Dishonour of cheque - Misuse of cheque - Absence of pleading in complaint or affidavit that cheque was issued for discharge of debt or liability - Defence of misuse of cheque substantiated from the fact that there was tampering with the cheque as word `fifty' was not legible - Defence taken was probable - In absence of..........
