https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=326714 In a prosecution under the Negotiable Instruments Act for dishonour of admitted cheques, Section 139 raises a presumption that the cheques were issued in discharge of a debt or liability once issuance, dishonour and statutory notice are shown. The complainant is not required to separately prove performance of the underlying contract as if in a civil suit, unless that presumption is displaced. Where the accused does not deny the cheques, signature, proper presentation, or rebut the notice with a probable defence, the statutory presumption remains unrebutted and the complaint under Section 138 is made out. en-us Tue, 05 Apr 2016 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 23 Apr 2016 10:49:04 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=326714 In a prosecution under the Negotiable Instruments Act for dishonour of admitted cheques, Section 139 raises a presumption that the cheques were issued in discharge of a debt or liability once issuance, dishonour and statutory notice are shown. The complainant is not required to separately prove performance of the underlying contract as if in a civil suit, unless that presumption is displaced. Where the accused does not deny the cheques, signature, proper presentation, or rebut the notice with a probable defence, the statutory presumption remains unrebutted and the complaint under Section 138 is made out. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 05 Apr 2016 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=326714