https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=108685 A cheque must be certain as to the amount and payee at the time of issue; unauthorised later insertion of those particulars may amount to material alteration and render the instrument void under the Negotiable Instruments Act. The presumptions under sections 118 and 139 remain rebuttable, and the defence may displace them by showing a more probable version on a preponderance of probability. Where the evidence supports misuse of a blank cheque and improbability of the alleged liability, the statutory presumption can be treated as rebutted and an acquittal under section 138 sustained. en-us Mon, 13 Jan 2003 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:15:16 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=108685 A cheque must be certain as to the amount and payee at the time of issue; unauthorised later insertion of those particulars may amount to material alteration and render the instrument void under the Negotiable Instruments Act. The presumptions under sections 118 and 139 remain rebuttable, and the defence may displace them by showing a more probable version on a preponderance of probability. Where the evidence supports misuse of a blank cheque and improbability of the alleged liability, the statutory presumption can be treated as rebutted and an acquittal under section 138 sustained. Case-Laws Companies Law Mon, 13 Jan 2003 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=108685