https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=386739 Admission of the drawer's signature and issuance of a cheque triggers the statutory presumptions under Sections 118 and 139 of the Negotiable Instruments Act that the cheque was issued for discharge of a legally enforceable debt or liability. The accused must then rebut that presumption by raising a probable defence on a preponderance of probabilities. A bare plea that the cheque was only a security cheque, without reliable supporting material or evidence of cash payment, is insufficient to displace the presumption, and the ingredients of Section 138 remain satisfied. en-us Fri, 20 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 07 Oct 2019 21:32:41 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=386739 Admission of the drawer's signature and issuance of a cheque triggers the statutory presumptions under Sections 118 and 139 of the Negotiable Instruments Act that the cheque was issued for discharge of a legally enforceable debt or liability. The accused must then rebut that presumption by raising a probable defence on a preponderance of probabilities. A bare plea that the cheque was only a security cheque, without reliable supporting material or evidence of cash payment, is insufficient to displace the presumption, and the ingredients of Section 138 remain satisfied. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 20 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=386739