https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=410797 The Criminal Revision Case challenging the dismissal of a petition to send a cheque for expert opinion was dismissed. The petitioner, accused of misuse of the cheque, argued no consideration was passed and the complainant misused it. The court upheld the dismissal, citing the petitioner's admission of signature on the cheque, invoking Section 20 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. The court applied the presumption under Section 139, emphasizing the burden of proof on the accused to rebut the presumption of debt discharge when presenting a signed blank cheque. The delay in filing and admission of signature led to the dismissal of the case. en-us Thu, 25 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 10 Aug 2021 08:57:13 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=410797 The Criminal Revision Case challenging the dismissal of a petition to send a cheque for expert opinion was dismissed. The petitioner, accused of misuse of the cheque, argued no consideration was passed and the complainant misused it. The court upheld the dismissal, citing the petitioner's admission of signature on the cheque, invoking Section 20 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. The court applied the presumption under Section 139, emphasizing the burden of proof on the accused to rebut the presumption of debt discharge when presenting a signed blank cheque. The delay in filing and admission of signature led to the dismissal of the case. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 25 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=410797