Dishonour of Cheque - legally enforceable debt or not - The only ...

Cheque Dishonor Case: Conviction Upheld as Presumption Under Negotiable Instruments Act Not Rebutted by Petitioner.

February 22, 2024

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Dishonour of Cheque - legally enforceable debt or not - The only defence, which has been taken by the petitioner-convict during trial was that the cheques were issued in good faith because of friendship of him with the complainant. - The High Court found that the oral evidence is not rebutted by the petitioner/ accused/ convict by adducing evidence even to rebut the presumption under Section 118 and 139 of the N.I. Act. Though the petitioner/ accused/ convict, in cross-examination of complainant C.W.-1, this question was put up that no income tax return was filed by the complainant; but the same fact is not rebutted by the accused/ convict/ petitioner by adducing evidence in rebuttal. - The revision petition against the order of trial court dismissed.

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Dishonour of Cheque - legally enforceable debt or not - The only ...

Cheque Dishonor Case: Conviction Upheld as Presumption Under Negotiable Instruments Act Not Rebutted by Petitioner.

February 22, 2024

Case Laws Indian Laws HC

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