Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 139 -- Dishonour of cheque - Presumption - Rebuttal - Financial capacity to advance loan - Evidence on record shows a probable defence on behalf of accused, which shifts burden on complainant to prove his financial capacity and other facts - Finding of Trial Court that complainant failed to prove his financial capacity of..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 139, 118 -- Dishonour of cheque - Presumption - When presumption is drawn then result of such presumption is to existence of legally enforceable debt and factors relating to want of documentary evidence in the form of receipts or accounts or want of evidence such as regards source of funds are not of relevant consideration..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 139, 118 -- Dishonour of cheque - Presumption - Rebuttal - Preponderance of probabilities - Accused has to bring on record such facts and such circumstances which may lead the Court to conclude either that consideration did not exist or that its non existence was so probable that a prudent man would, under the circumstances of..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 139, 118 -- Dishonour of cheque - Source of funds - Once presumption u/ss 139, 118 is drawn the onus shifts to accused - Unless accused discharges the onus by bringing on record such facts and circumstances as to show preponderance of probabilities in his favour, any doubt on the complainant's case could not be raised for want..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 139 -- Dishonour of cheque - Presumption - Rebuttal - Mere denial regarding existence of debt - Not rebuttal - To rebut presumption accused may adduce evidence...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 139 -- Dishonour of cheque - Presumption - Court below found that cheque contained signatures of accused and it was given to complainant to present in Bank, said act raises presumption u/s 139 of the Act, which was not rebutted by accused - Even, accused did not come in the witness box to support his case - Rather, accused in..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 139 -- Dishonour of cheque - Presumption has to be drawn in favour of holder of cheque, unless otherwise proved - Issuance of cheque and that it pertains to his bank account admitted by accused in his statement u/s 313 Cr.P.C. - Bald plea in defence that cheque was given as security without documentary evidence - Unrebutted..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 139 -- Dishonour of cheque - Friendly loan of Rs.15 lakhs by Income Tax practitioner to his client - Blank signed cheque issued for its repayment - Loan advanced not by cheque or demand draft or RTGS and without obtaining any writing to this effect - Such loan not shown in the income tax return of complainant - Held, (a)..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 139 -- Dishonour of cheque - Presumption - Language of S.139 of the Act does not refer that initial presumption of consideration is in favour of complainant and the words `unless contrary is proved' means that burden to rebut said presumption is upon the accused - Presumption contained in S.139 of the Act is a rebuttable..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 139 -- Dishonour of two cheques - Presumption - Accused issued a Pronote for amount covered by cheques which states that it was being issued for loan - Defendant admitted that cheques and Pronote were signed by him - Defence taken by defendant that he allegedly issued 10 blank cheques in 1995 for repayment of loan, not..........
