https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=390770 Cheating under Section 420 IPC was not made out because the materials showed a long-standing monetary relationship and no dishonest intention from the inception; the dispute was treated as a civil non-refund issue. Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act was also not attracted because the complainant's own documents showed that the cheques were issued only as security, not in discharge of an enforceable debt or liability as alleged. Since the complaint materials and pre-charge record disclosed no offence, the orders taking cognizance and rejecting discharge were unsustainable, and the criminal proceedings were quashed. en-us Tue, 17 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 11 Jan 2020 06:51:48 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=390770 Cheating under Section 420 IPC was not made out because the materials showed a long-standing monetary relationship and no dishonest intention from the inception; the dispute was treated as a civil non-refund issue. Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act was also not attracted because the complainant's own documents showed that the cheques were issued only as security, not in discharge of an enforceable debt or liability as alleged. Since the complaint materials and pre-charge record disclosed no offence, the orders taking cognizance and rejecting discharge were unsustainable, and the criminal proceedings were quashed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 17 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=390770