https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=259174 Conviction for cheque dishonour was sustained because the accused failed to rebut the prosecution case on alleged material alteration and coercion, and the concurrent findings showed no infirmity. The Court relied on prior business dealings, part-payment, presentation and dishonour of the cheques, and the absence of an effective challenge to the closure of the kidnapping complaint as a mistake of fact. While maintaining the conviction under the Negotiable Instruments Act and the compensation award, the custodial sentence was modified in view of the accused's age and circumstances, with a default sentence linked to non-payment. en-us Tue, 31 Mar 2015 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 02 May 2015 09:07:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=259174 Conviction for cheque dishonour was sustained because the accused failed to rebut the prosecution case on alleged material alteration and coercion, and the concurrent findings showed no infirmity. The Court relied on prior business dealings, part-payment, presentation and dishonour of the cheques, and the absence of an effective challenge to the closure of the kidnapping complaint as a mistake of fact. While maintaining the conviction under the Negotiable Instruments Act and the compensation award, the custodial sentence was modified in view of the accused's age and circumstances, with a default sentence linked to non-payment. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 31 Mar 2015 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=259174