https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=199116 Cheque dishonour complaints under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act should be handled expeditiously, with pragmatic service of summons, limited adjournments, day-to-day trial and close monitoring; once the accused is secured, such cases should ordinarily be concluded within six months. Section 145(1) also permits the complainant to give evidence by affidavit, and that affidavit operates as examination-in-chief. The accused retains the right to summon and cross-examine the deponent under Section 145(2), but the complainant is not required to enter the witness box again for oral examination-in-chief when affidavit evidence has been filed. en-us Tue, 01 Feb 2005 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 15 May 2024 12:55:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=199116 Cheque dishonour complaints under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act should be handled expeditiously, with pragmatic service of summons, limited adjournments, day-to-day trial and close monitoring; once the accused is secured, such cases should ordinarily be concluded within six months. Section 145(1) also permits the complainant to give evidence by affidavit, and that affidavit operates as examination-in-chief. The accused retains the right to summon and cross-examine the deponent under Section 145(2), but the complainant is not required to enter the witness box again for oral examination-in-chief when affidavit evidence has been filed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 01 Feb 2005 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=199116