https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=399556 A complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act cannot be quashed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure on a disputed plea that the cheque amount was already repaid. Where the complaint discloses the ingredients of the offence and the defence depends on contested facts, such questions must be examined through evidence at trial rather than in inherent jurisdiction. The accused must establish the repayment defence before the trial court, and the quashing petition was rejected. en-us Wed, 16 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 14 Oct 2020 10:52:13 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=399556 A complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act cannot be quashed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure on a disputed plea that the cheque amount was already repaid. Where the complaint discloses the ingredients of the offence and the defence depends on contested facts, such questions must be examined through evidence at trial rather than in inherent jurisdiction. The accused must establish the repayment defence before the trial court, and the quashing petition was rejected. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 16 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=399556