https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299695 Admission of signature on a cheque attracted the statutory presumption under Section 139 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, and the accused failed to rebut it on a preponderance of probabilities because the explanation of misuse of signed blank cheques was found improbable. The cheques were therefore treated as issued towards a legally enforceable debt or liability. On notice and limitation, demand notices sent to the correct address and returned unserved were treated as deemed served from the date the sender received the returned notices, provided the sender acted reasonably; the complaints were filed within time on that basis. The convictions under Section 138 were restored and the acquittal was set aside. en-us Thu, 27 Mar 2003 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 25 Dec 2021 11:39:45 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299695 Admission of signature on a cheque attracted the statutory presumption under Section 139 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, and the accused failed to rebut it on a preponderance of probabilities because the explanation of misuse of signed blank cheques was found improbable. The cheques were therefore treated as issued towards a legally enforceable debt or liability. On notice and limitation, demand notices sent to the correct address and returned unserved were treated as deemed served from the date the sender received the returned notices, provided the sender acted reasonably; the complaints were filed within time on that basis. The convictions under Section 138 were restored and the acquittal was set aside. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 27 Mar 2003 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299695