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Dishonor of Cheque - rebuttal of presumption about the legally ...


Court Upholds Conviction for Cheque Dishonor Due to Proven Debt u/s 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act.

August 2, 2021

Case Laws     Indian Laws     HC

Dishonor of Cheque - rebuttal of presumption about the legally enforceable debt or not - the complainant, apart from existence of a presumption of a legally enforceable debt in his favour, could able to prove his case by leading cogent evidence, both oral and documentary, but the accused who failed to take any specific defence in the matter, could not even make out a case on preponderance of probabilities. - The courts have rightly convicted the accused for the offence punishable under Section 138 of the N.I. Act - HC

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