Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Dishonour of cheque - Lok Adalat award - Execution - Lok Adalat award concerning criminal case u/s 138 of the Act is executable by Civil Court in case of default committed by Judgment Debtor...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 141 -- Dishonour of cheque - Offence by Company - Director - Petitioner being independent director had resigned prior to issuance of most cheques and was not signatory to any of them - Complaints are silent qua any active role of petitioner in business of company - Statutory requirement u/s 141 of the Act is not satisfied -..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 147 -- Dishonour of cheque - Proceedings initiated u/s 138 of the Act are quasi criminal in nature and the object and purpose of the provision is to provide a compensatory mechanism for expeditious recovery of money as opposed to punishing the accused...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 200 -- (Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, S.223) - Dishonour of cheque - Cognizance of offence - Magistrate can take cognizance of an offence punishable u/s 138 of N.I Act based on a complaint filed u/s 200 Cr.P.C (S.223 BNSS) - After a complaint is filed Magistrate is duty-bound..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Dishonour of cheque - Notice - Reliance on certain documents - Accused demanded those documents and reserved her right to give reply to demand notice after receiving the documents - However, documents were not provided to accused - Magistrate could have dismissed the complaint by..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Dishonour of cheque - Setting criminal law in motion by suppressing material facts and documents is nothing but an abuse of process of law - Complaint and order taking cognizance quashed...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 147, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 320 -- Dishonour of cheque - Compounding of offence - Compromise arrived inter se between parties can be accepted and offence u/s 138 of the Act can be ordered to be compounded even after conviction...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 147, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 320 -- Dishonour of cheque - Compounding of offence - Parties have settled their dispute amicably - Entire disputed amount has been paid by petitioner to complainant - Complainant has no objection if offence is compounded - Offence compounded - Conviction and sentence set aside -..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 45 -- Dishonour of cheque - Handwriting and fingerprint expert - Comparison of relevant writings/signatures on cheque - Disputed cheque though signed by petitioner No.2 but was misused by one `G' - Application dismissed by trial Court on the ground that petitioner No.2 admitted signatures on..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 147, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 320 -- Dishonour of cheque - Compounding of offence - Presence of accused or filing of compounding petition need not be insisted by Criminal Courts, if matter is amicably settled between parties and in cases wherein presence of accused could not be secured or could be secured only..........
