https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=393288 The High Court upheld the conviction and sentence of the applicant under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instrument Act for issuing a dishonored cheque. The applicant was sentenced to six months of simple imprisonment and ordered to pay compensation of &8377;50,000. The Court emphasized the importance of the presumption under Section 139 of the Act, stating that the accused must establish a probable defense to rebut the presumption effectively. The Court found no illegality in the lower courts' orders, dismissing the revision petition and affirming the conviction and sentence. en-us Mon, 16 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 11 Mar 2020 09:54:42 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=393288 The High Court upheld the conviction and sentence of the applicant under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instrument Act for issuing a dishonored cheque. The applicant was sentenced to six months of simple imprisonment and ordered to pay compensation of &8377;50,000. The Court emphasized the importance of the presumption under Section 139 of the Act, stating that the accused must establish a probable defense to rebut the presumption effectively. The Court found no illegality in the lower courts' orders, dismissing the revision petition and affirming the conviction and sentence. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 16 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=393288