https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295257 Convictions under section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act were not sustained because the cheques were not proved to have been issued towards a legally enforceable debt or liability. Suspicious circumstances, including consecutive cheque numbers despite the alleged gap in issuance, omission of the later loan in an earlier dishonour notice, inconclusive handwriting evidence, and the trial court's view that the transactions resembled unlicensed money-lending, created serious doubt about the complainant's case. In appeal against acquittal, interference was refused because the trial court's assessment was a possible view on the evidence and was neither unreasonable nor illegal. The acquittal was therefore maintained. en-us Fri, 14 Aug 2015 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 26 May 2021 08:40:03 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295257 Convictions under section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act were not sustained because the cheques were not proved to have been issued towards a legally enforceable debt or liability. Suspicious circumstances, including consecutive cheque numbers despite the alleged gap in issuance, omission of the later loan in an earlier dishonour notice, inconclusive handwriting evidence, and the trial court's view that the transactions resembled unlicensed money-lending, created serious doubt about the complainant's case. In appeal against acquittal, interference was refused because the trial court's assessment was a possible view on the evidence and was neither unreasonable nor illegal. The acquittal was therefore maintained. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 14 Aug 2015 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295257