https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=345712 Admitted signatures on dishonoured cheques attracted the statutory presumptions under Sections 118 and 139 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, and the accused's explanation that cheque leaves were lost and misused required proof from facts especially within his knowledge. Because the accused did not enter the witness box to explain how the cheques reached the complainant or why stop-payment instructions were issued, and the disputed service of notice also called for fuller evidentiary scrutiny, the acquittal was interfered with. The judgments below were set aside and the matter was remanded for fresh disposal with liberty to both sides to adduce further evidence. en-us Mon, 27 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 26 Jul 2017 08:12:52 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=345712 Admitted signatures on dishonoured cheques attracted the statutory presumptions under Sections 118 and 139 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, and the accused's explanation that cheque leaves were lost and misused required proof from facts especially within his knowledge. Because the accused did not enter the witness box to explain how the cheques reached the complainant or why stop-payment instructions were issued, and the disputed service of notice also called for fuller evidentiary scrutiny, the acquittal was interfered with. The judgments below were set aside and the matter was remanded for fresh disposal with liberty to both sides to adduce further evidence. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 27 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=345712