https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=274452 The court quashed the proceedings in C.C. No. 253 of 2004 under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. It was found that the petitioner was coerced into issuing post-dated cheques without any legally enforceable debt, primarily to appease the complainant who had accused the petitioner's brother of cheating. The court determined that the petitioner did not bear direct liability for the dishonour of the cheques, leading to the conclusion that the petitioner was not liable under Section 138. As a result, the criminal original petition was allowed, and connected miscellaneous petitions were closed. en-us Fri, 06 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 01 Apr 2019 15:11:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=274452 The court quashed the proceedings in C.C. No. 253 of 2004 under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. It was found that the petitioner was coerced into issuing post-dated cheques without any legally enforceable debt, primarily to appease the complainant who had accused the petitioner's brother of cheating. The court determined that the petitioner did not bear direct liability for the dishonour of the cheques, leading to the conclusion that the petitioner was not liable under Section 138. As a result, the criminal original petition was allowed, and connected miscellaneous petitions were closed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 06 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=274452