Parallel criminal acquittal for failure to prove penal...

Parallel criminal acquittal for failure to prove penal ingredients does not by itself negate an independently acknowledged financial liability supporting cheque dishonour proceedings. A notarized agreement and written declaration may establish a legally enforceable debt. Once foundational facts are proved, presumptions of consideration and discharge arise and require a probable, material-supported defence; an uncorroborated snatched-cheque assertion without a contemporaneous police complaint or bank intimation is insufficient. Registered dispatch to the drawer's correct address supports due service of the statutory demand notice, while revisional review remains limited to perversity, lack of evidence, or material legal or procedural error.