https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=298885 The court quashed complaints under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, as the respondent, acting as an executor under a will, did not qualify as the payee or holder in due course of the cheques. Without proof of being the payee or a holder in due course, the complaints lacked merit. The court emphasized the necessity of establishing the genuineness of the will before proceeding with the complaints. Consequently, the court allowed the criminal miscellaneous cases and quashed the complaints, preventing unwarranted legal action and resource wastage. en-us Thu, 11 Jan 1996 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 25 Nov 2021 15:42:07 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=298885 The court quashed complaints under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, as the respondent, acting as an executor under a will, did not qualify as the payee or holder in due course of the cheques. Without proof of being the payee or a holder in due course, the complaints lacked merit. The court emphasized the necessity of establishing the genuineness of the will before proceeding with the complaints. Consequently, the court allowed the criminal miscellaneous cases and quashed the complaints, preventing unwarranted legal action and resource wastage. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 11 Jan 1996 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=298885