https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=397993 In a prosecution under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, Section 145 permits evidence on affidavit, and the Supreme Court's later guidance recognises that an accused's affidavit may be accepted in appropriate cases, subject to the other side's right to cross-examine. The trial court erred by proceeding on the absolute view that the accused could never file such an affidavit. As the complaint had remained pending for a long period and the filed affidavit was capable of serving as examination-in-chief, the High Court set aside the refusal and directed that the affidavit be treated as the accused's examination-in-chief. en-us Thu, 27 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 04 Sep 2020 11:13:27 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=397993 In a prosecution under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, Section 145 permits evidence on affidavit, and the Supreme Court's later guidance recognises that an accused's affidavit may be accepted in appropriate cases, subject to the other side's right to cross-examine. The trial court erred by proceeding on the absolute view that the accused could never file such an affidavit. As the complaint had remained pending for a long period and the filed affidavit was capable of serving as examination-in-chief, the High Court set aside the refusal and directed that the affidavit be treated as the accused's examination-in-chief. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 27 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=397993