https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=113653 Affidavit evidence under the cheque dishonour procedure under the Negotiable Instruments Act is the complainant's examination-in-chief, and when the accused seeks summoning under section 145(2), the deponent is to be cross-examined without a fresh oral examination-in-chief. The special procedure in sections 143 to 147 is procedural and applies to pending complaints, as it governs trial and evidence without affecting substantive rights. Section 145(1) confers affidavit evidence only on the complainant; the accused has no corresponding statutory right to give evidence by affidavit, and courts cannot add such a right by interpretation. en-us Mon, 11 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 01 Sep 2025 17:32:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=113653 Affidavit evidence under the cheque dishonour procedure under the Negotiable Instruments Act is the complainant's examination-in-chief, and when the accused seeks summoning under section 145(2), the deponent is to be cross-examined without a fresh oral examination-in-chief. The special procedure in sections 143 to 147 is procedural and applies to pending complaints, as it governs trial and evidence without affecting substantive rights. Section 145(1) confers affidavit evidence only on the complainant; the accused has no corresponding statutory right to give evidence by affidavit, and courts cannot add such a right by interpretation. Case-Laws Companies Law Mon, 11 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=113653