https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=298735 Issuance and dishonour of the cheque, along with service of statutory notice, were established, and the accused's denial of liability did not rebut the presumption under Section 139 of the Negotiable Instruments Act; the conviction for cheque dishonour was therefore upheld. The custodial sentence, however, was found excessive because no sufficient reason had been given for imposing simple imprisonment, so the revision court substituted the imprisonment with a modified fine structure while preserving compensation to the complainant and adding a component for the State. en-us Sat, 16 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 18 Nov 2021 06:46:02 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=298735 Issuance and dishonour of the cheque, along with service of statutory notice, were established, and the accused's denial of liability did not rebut the presumption under Section 139 of the Negotiable Instruments Act; the conviction for cheque dishonour was therefore upheld. The custodial sentence, however, was found excessive because no sufficient reason had been given for imposing simple imprisonment, so the revision court substituted the imprisonment with a modified fine structure while preserving compensation to the complainant and adding a component for the State. Case-Laws Indian Laws Sat, 16 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=298735