Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Dishonour of cheque - Cheque if issued as an advance payment for purchase of goods and for any reason purchase order is not carried to its logical conclusion then cheque cannot be held to have been drawn for an existing debt or liability - Payment by cheque in the nature of advance payment indicates that at the time of drawl..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Dishonour of cheque - Joint account maintained by husband and wife - Cheque signed by husband only - Wife cannot be proceeded with for the offence u/s 138 of the Act - Proceedings against wife quashed...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 143A -- Dishonour of cheque - Interim compensation - Direction to pay 20% of cheque amount - Court below does not bear any reason as to why 20% of amount is awarded as interim compensation - Trial Court granted interim compensation just in a routine manner and there is no application of mind as to why said interim compensation..........
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, 145 -- Dishonour of cheque - Quashing of summoning order - Accused summoned on the basis of affidavit of power of attorney holder - Power of attorney not witnessed transaction or possess due knowledge regarding said transaction - Power of attorney could not depose and verify on oath - Order taking cognizance set aside - Matter..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 147 -- Dishonour of cheque - Compounding of offence - Accused already handed over amount ordered to be paid by Court to complainant - Offence in question liable to be compounded - Conviction and sentence set aside - Accused acquitted...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 145(2) -- Dishonour of cheque - Cross-examination of complainant - Accused has no probable defence for which complainant must be recalled and he must be granted leave to cross-examine complainant - Merely vague statements have been made in application to somehow try and fit the case within scope of S.145(2) of N.I.Act -..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Dishonour of cheque - Amendment of complaint - Amendment sought to change the name of accused from "Managing Director, ABC Ltd....." to "ABC Ltd... through Managing Director..." - Order allowing amendment upheld...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 87 -- Dishonour of cheque - Change in year of cheque - Alteration without consent of party to the negotiable instrument makes instrument void against anyone who is party to such a negotiable instrument at the time of making such alteration - However, where alterations are made in the cheque and drawer signs over it, that would..........
