https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=365355 The appellate court overturned the trial court's acquittal of the accused under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. The accused's issuance of a dishonored cheque to settle his father's debt was deemed legally enforceable. The court found the accused failed to prove coercion in issuing the cheque and upheld his liability under Section 138. The accused was convicted, fined twice the cheque amount, with a default one-year imprisonment if the fine was not paid within 60 days, for compensating the complainant and the government. en-us Wed, 14 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 16 Aug 2018 07:37:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=365355 The appellate court overturned the trial court's acquittal of the accused under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. The accused's issuance of a dishonored cheque to settle his father's debt was deemed legally enforceable. The court found the accused failed to prove coercion in issuing the cheque and upheld his liability under Section 138. The accused was convicted, fined twice the cheque amount, with a default one-year imprisonment if the fine was not paid within 60 days, for compensating the complainant and the government. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 14 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=365355