https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299371 The first appellate court was required to decide the appeal on merits by independently assessing the evidence and could not justify a remand where the cheque claim had already been satisfied under compromise. As the complainant had received the entire cheque amount and the dispute stood resolved, sending the matter back for a fresh trial would only prolong the proceedings and amount to abuse of process. The remand order was therefore unjustified, and the proceedings were brought to an end with acquittal of the accused under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. en-us Mon, 11 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 11 Dec 2021 09:22:56 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299371 The first appellate court was required to decide the appeal on merits by independently assessing the evidence and could not justify a remand where the cheque claim had already been satisfied under compromise. As the complainant had received the entire cheque amount and the dispute stood resolved, sending the matter back for a fresh trial would only prolong the proceedings and amount to abuse of process. The remand order was therefore unjustified, and the proceedings were brought to an end with acquittal of the accused under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 11 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299371