https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=410861 Admission of the cheque and the accused's signature attracts the statutory presumptions under Sections 118 and 139 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. The burden then shifts to the accused to rebut the presumption of a legally enforceable debt with cogent material; a bare denial or an unsupported plea of misuse of blank cheques is insufficient, especially where no defence evidence is led. On that reasoning, the text states that the acquittal was unsustainable, the offence under Section 138 was made out, and compensation was directed to follow from the fine imposed. en-us Mon, 02 Aug 2021 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 11 Aug 2021 09:21:44 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=410861 Admission of the cheque and the accused's signature attracts the statutory presumptions under Sections 118 and 139 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. The burden then shifts to the accused to rebut the presumption of a legally enforceable debt with cogent material; a bare denial or an unsupported plea of misuse of blank cheques is insufficient, especially where no defence evidence is led. On that reasoning, the text states that the acquittal was unsustainable, the offence under Section 138 was made out, and compensation was directed to follow from the fine imposed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 02 Aug 2021 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=410861