https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=197883 A complaint instituted under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act forms part of the court record upon presentation before the Magistrate and may be considered without formal exhibition. Its contents may be used for corroboration or contradiction, and non-marking does not by itself prejudice the accused's ability to confront them. Absence of a money-lending licence does not make a liability unenforceable unless the evidence establishes that the lender was carrying on money lending as a business, profession, or profit-oriented activity. A solitary or stray loan transaction does not attract the statutory bar under money-lending law. en-us Sun, 19 Sep 2004 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 17 Jan 2018 15:14:17 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=197883 A complaint instituted under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act forms part of the court record upon presentation before the Magistrate and may be considered without formal exhibition. Its contents may be used for corroboration or contradiction, and non-marking does not by itself prejudice the accused's ability to confront them. Absence of a money-lending licence does not make a liability unenforceable unless the evidence establishes that the lender was carrying on money lending as a business, profession, or profit-oriented activity. A solitary or stray loan transaction does not attract the statutory bar under money-lending law. Case-Laws Indian Laws Sun, 19 Sep 2004 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=197883