https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=298730 A company complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act is valid through a power of attorney holder only if the authority chain, including any sub-delegation, is expressly and duly proved; on the stated facts, that chain was not established satisfactorily. Additional evidence at the appellate stage under Section 391 CrPC may be received only for the ends of justice and with reasons, and it cannot be used to fill lacunae or prejudice the accused; reliance on unclaimed notice material without giving an opportunity to meet it was therefore improper. The conviction and sentence were set aside and the matter remitted for fresh consideration with liberty to adduce evidence. en-us Sat, 21 Nov 2015 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 18 Nov 2021 06:46:01 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=298730 A company complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act is valid through a power of attorney holder only if the authority chain, including any sub-delegation, is expressly and duly proved; on the stated facts, that chain was not established satisfactorily. Additional evidence at the appellate stage under Section 391 CrPC may be received only for the ends of justice and with reasons, and it cannot be used to fill lacunae or prejudice the accused; reliance on unclaimed notice material without giving an opportunity to meet it was therefore improper. The conviction and sentence were set aside and the matter remitted for fresh consideration with liberty to adduce evidence. Case-Laws Indian Laws Sat, 21 Nov 2015 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=298730