https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=128684 For Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, duly addressing and posting a demand notice to the drawer's correct address satisfies the requirement of "giving notice"; actual receipt is not invariably necessary. A returned notice marked "house locked" does not, by itself, justify dismissal of the complaint at the threshold, because service and any allegation of evasion must be assessed on evidence at trial. The statutory scheme and the presumption under Section 27 of the General Clauses Act support service where notice is properly dispatched, unless the contrary is proved. en-us Tue, 02 Nov 2004 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 10:35:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=128684 For Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, duly addressing and posting a demand notice to the drawer's correct address satisfies the requirement of "giving notice"; actual receipt is not invariably necessary. A returned notice marked "house locked" does not, by itself, justify dismissal of the complaint at the threshold, because service and any allegation of evasion must be assessed on evidence at trial. The statutory scheme and the presumption under Section 27 of the General Clauses Act support service where notice is properly dispatched, unless the contrary is proved. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 02 Nov 2004 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=128684