https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=416462 A cheque dishonour conviction under the Negotiable Instruments Act cannot stand unless the cheque is shown to have been issued in discharge of a legally enforceable debt or liability. The complainant's evidence indicated money-lending activity without proof of a valid licence, and the cheque was not conclusively linked to an enforceable liability but to prior chit and finance dealings. Because the foundational requirement of debt or liability was not proved, the cheque could not support liability under Section 138, and the acquittal was found to call for no interference. en-us Tue, 30 Nov 2021 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 30 Dec 2021 08:31:12 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=416462 A cheque dishonour conviction under the Negotiable Instruments Act cannot stand unless the cheque is shown to have been issued in discharge of a legally enforceable debt or liability. The complainant's evidence indicated money-lending activity without proof of a valid licence, and the cheque was not conclusively linked to an enforceable liability but to prior chit and finance dealings. Because the foundational requirement of debt or liability was not proved, the cheque could not support liability under Section 138, and the acquittal was found to call for no interference. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 30 Nov 2021 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=416462