https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=414764 Cheques and signatures being admitted, the statutory presumption under Section 139 of the Negotiable Instruments Act arose in favour of the complainant. To displace it, the accused had to show on a preponderance of probabilities that the cheque was not issued for a legally enforceable debt. The defence version, a belated complaint, absence of supporting material, and failure to reply to notice were found insufficient, and the stated inconsistency about the loan source and purpose did not affect the core issue. The conviction under Section 138 was therefore not shown to require interference in revision. en-us Tue, 05 Oct 2021 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 16 Nov 2021 11:01:07 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=414764 Cheques and signatures being admitted, the statutory presumption under Section 139 of the Negotiable Instruments Act arose in favour of the complainant. To displace it, the accused had to show on a preponderance of probabilities that the cheque was not issued for a legally enforceable debt. The defence version, a belated complaint, absence of supporting material, and failure to reply to notice were found insufficient, and the stated inconsistency about the loan source and purpose did not affect the core issue. The conviction under Section 138 was therefore not shown to require interference in revision. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 05 Oct 2021 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=414764