https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=390615 The High Court of Madhya Pradesh held that complaints under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act are maintainable even if cheques are dishonored due to signature mismatch. Relying on judicial precedents, the court interpreted Section 138 broadly to include dishonors for various reasons. The court emphasized that the burden of proof lies on the accused to rebut the statutory presumption under Section 139. As a result, the petitions were allowed, lower court orders were quashed, and the trial court was directed to proceed with the complaints. en-us Thu, 12 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 08 Jan 2020 07:14:40 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=390615 The High Court of Madhya Pradesh held that complaints under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act are maintainable even if cheques are dishonored due to signature mismatch. Relying on judicial precedents, the court interpreted Section 138 broadly to include dishonors for various reasons. The court emphasized that the burden of proof lies on the accused to rebut the statutory presumption under Section 139. As a result, the petitions were allowed, lower court orders were quashed, and the trial court was directed to proceed with the complaints. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 12 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=390615