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2015 (5) TMI 1240 - HC - Indian LawsDishonor of Cheque - manipulation of the cheque - it is alleged that the cheques in question have been manipulated later on by filling in the necessary particulars in the body of the cheques - section 138 of NI Act - HELD THAT:- This Court in case YASH PAL VERSUS KARTAR SINGH [2003 (5) TMI 536 - PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT], has also laid down that expert opinion to check the age of ink cannot help to determine the date of writing of the document as the ink used in the writing of the document may have been manufactured years earlier. In case TARSEM SINGH VERSUS RAVINDER SINGH [2013 (12) TMI 1734 - PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT], this Court has again reiterated that there is no scientific method available for determine the age of the ink. In case S. GOPAL VERSUS D. BALACHANDRAN [2008 (1) TMI 991 - MADRAS HIGH COURT], the Hon'ble Madras High Court has taken the same view and laid down that the age of the ink cannot be determined by an expert with scientific accuracy. In view of the consistent rule of law laid down in the cases referred above, it will not be possible for an expert to give any definite opinion on the age of the ink as there is no accurate scientific method to determine the age of the ink. Petition allowed.
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