https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=375384 Delhi HC held that complaints under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act could not be quashed under Section 482 CrPC where the defence depended on disputed documents and rival factual assertions about stop-payment instructions and outstanding liability; those issues had to be tested at trial. The Court also held that a restraint order concerning the accused company, being conditional and regulatory in nature, did not by itself bar prosecution under Section 138. The quashing petitions therefore failed, and the parties were left to contest the matter before the trial court on merits. en-us Thu, 07 Feb 2019 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 19 Feb 2019 07:29:41 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=375384 Delhi HC held that complaints under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act could not be quashed under Section 482 CrPC where the defence depended on disputed documents and rival factual assertions about stop-payment instructions and outstanding liability; those issues had to be tested at trial. The Court also held that a restraint order concerning the accused company, being conditional and regulatory in nature, did not by itself bar prosecution under Section 138. The quashing petitions therefore failed, and the parties were left to contest the matter before the trial court on merits. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 07 Feb 2019 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=375384