https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299786 A criminal court cannot reopen, by a later suo motu order, a request for handwriting expert examination once an earlier refusal has attained finality; the Magistrate therefore lacked authority to refer the same cheques to CFSL. In a cheque prosecution, the mere fact that the body of the cheque is in different handwriting does not, by itself, justify expert opinion where the drawer's signature is admitted. The impugned reference order was unsustainable and was set aside, and the trial court was directed to proceed with the case. en-us Fri, 22 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 29 Dec 2021 11:19:43 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299786 A criminal court cannot reopen, by a later suo motu order, a request for handwriting expert examination once an earlier refusal has attained finality; the Magistrate therefore lacked authority to refer the same cheques to CFSL. In a cheque prosecution, the mere fact that the body of the cheque is in different handwriting does not, by itself, justify expert opinion where the drawer's signature is admitted. The impugned reference order was unsustainable and was set aside, and the trial court was directed to proceed with the case. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 22 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299786