Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 141 -- Dishonour of cheque - Offence by company - Directors - Vicarious liability - Petitioner was Director of Company at the time when offence was committed - However, dishonoured cheques had not been signed by petitioner/director - Averments made in the complaints even if fully accepted, documents annexed thereto ex facie..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 142 -- Dishonour of cheque - Cognizance of offence - Bar of limitation - Two Cheques dishonoured on 31.03.2020 and 22.04.2022 - Issued notice of demand on 22.04.2022 and itself delivered on 22.04.2022 - Complaint filed on 10.06.2020 - Delay of 1 day - Complaint not barred by limitation in view of directions passed that period..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Dishonour of cheque - It is proved beyond doubt that there was a legally enforceable debt inasmuch as complainant had given earnest money vide agreement and had also further given an amount vide writing as additional earnest money - Issuance of cheques in question or signature on them have not been disputed - It is not case..........
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, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Dishonour of cheque - Quashing of proceedings - Solitary ground that cheques were stolen would be in the realm of disputed question of fact and would require evidence of parties - Petition for quashing cannot be entertained at this stage owing to existence of triable issues -..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Dishonour of Cheque - Three Cheques dishonoured - Sale of site transaction - Once accused made part payment towards his discharge of liability and accused cannot deny remaining payment - Accused has failed to rebut presumption available in favour of complainant - Accused convicted - Acquittal set aside...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 139 -- Dishonour of cheque - Issuance of four cheques towards advance rent - Premises vacated - One cheque presented for recovery of damages caused to the property - Civil Court decree was passed against complainant and a finding was recorded that no damage was caused to building - Respondent successfully rebutted the..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 141, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Dishonour of cheque - Quashing of complaint - Offence by company - Petitioners have not issued cheque and they have tendered their resignation much before issuance of said cheques - These are incontrovertible facts - Only a bald averment is made in complaint against them that..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 142 -- Dishonour of cheque - Complaint by Company filed through General Manager who was authorised to institute complaint by Managing Director - Knowledge of transaction with General Manager - Transaction between parties based on an agreement and General Manager appended his signatures to such document as a witness on behalf..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 219, 220 -- Dishonour of five cheques - Two complaints - Joint trial - Liability of accused in both the cases is different in nature as in one case cheques are stated to have been issued to discharge debt of financial assistance provided by an individual, whereas, in another case cheques..........
