https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299415 A dispute under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act turned on whether a later letter modified the earlier settlement, whether payment after the statutory notice period but before complaint filing avoided criminal liability, and whether the cheque amount was not legally due because of a claimed deduction. The Bombay High Court held that the letter did not alter the earlier liability, the claimed deduction was not proved, and post-notice tender did not extinguish liability because the offence is complete on failure to pay within the notice period. The acquittal was set aside, and conviction with fine was restored. en-us Fri, 15 Sep 2006 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 14 Dec 2021 10:37:57 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299415 A dispute under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act turned on whether a later letter modified the earlier settlement, whether payment after the statutory notice period but before complaint filing avoided criminal liability, and whether the cheque amount was not legally due because of a claimed deduction. The Bombay High Court held that the letter did not alter the earlier liability, the claimed deduction was not proved, and post-notice tender did not extinguish liability because the offence is complete on failure to pay within the notice period. The acquittal was set aside, and conviction with fine was restored. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 15 Sep 2006 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299415