Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Dishonour of four cheques - Joint demand notice - Single complaint - Complainant has issued and served upon accused a joint notice of demand in respect of all the four cheques in question - Thus, a single cause of action arose in favour of complainant for filing a complaint against accused upon expiry of 15 days from the..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 257 -- Dishonour of cheque - Petitioner willingly paid amount of Rs.1 lakh to complainant - Complainant was permitted to withdraw complaint and accused was acquitted - Accused filed application for refund of amount deposited - There was no condition precedent that in the event of..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 143A -- Dishonour of cheque - Order to pay 20% of double amount of cheque amount - Complaint was instituted in 2013 while amendment to S.143-A of the Act was introduced in 2018 - Unless it is expressly provided, retrospective application of provision is not permissible - Order to deposit 20% of double amount of cheque amount..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 141 -- Dishonour of cheque - Offence by Company - Non-executive director - Appellant was neither a signatory to dishonoured cheques nor was he actively involved in the financial decision making of company - Complaint does not contain any specific averments detailing how Appellant was responsible for dishonoured cheques - Role..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 141 -- Dishonour of cheque - Offence by Company - Director - Director who is in charge of Company and a Director who was responsible to Company for the conduct of business, are two different aspects - Both the ingredients of S.141(1) of the Act must be incorporated in the complaint...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 141 -- Dishonour of cheque - Offence by Company - Director - No assertion in the complaint that appellant at the time of commission of offence was in charge of business of Company - Appellant cannot be prosecuted with the aid of S.141(1) of the Act - Order taking cognizance against appellant quashed...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 141 -- Dishonour of cheque - Offence by Company - Director - Director who is in charge of Company and a Director who was responsible to Company for the conduct of business, are two different aspects - Both the ingredients of S.141(1) of the Act must be incorporated in the complaint...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 141 -- Dishonour of cheque - Offence by Company - Director - No assertion in the complaint that appellant at the time of commission of offence was in charge of business of Company - Appellant cannot be prosecuted with the aid of S.141(1) of the Act - Order taking cognizance against appellant quashed...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Dishonour of cheque - Transfer of complaint - On ground of lack of territorial jurisdiction - Such ground cannot be considered in transfer petition - Petitioners are entitled to raise such contention before Magistrate who is empowered to return complaint to be presented to proper Court, if Magistrate is satisfied that Court..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Dishonour of cheque - Accused handed over cheque to PW1/brother of complainant, as complainant was working abroad - Being the brother of complainant, PW1 presented/deposited cheque before bank of complainant - Power of attorney executed later by complainant in favour of PW1, for filing complaint has nothing to do with..........
