https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=300665 Where issuance and dishonour of cheques are proved or admitted, the statutory presumption of liability under the Negotiable Instruments Act operates, and the accused must rebut it on a preponderance of probabilities; on the stated facts, failure to discharge that burden made the acquittal unsustainable. The text also notes that the complaint was filed within the statutory period for cognizance, so limitation did not defeat the prosecution. The matter was remitted for a fresh decision on the evidence already on record. en-us Thu, 11 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 18 Feb 2022 07:31:49 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=300665 Where issuance and dishonour of cheques are proved or admitted, the statutory presumption of liability under the Negotiable Instruments Act operates, and the accused must rebut it on a preponderance of probabilities; on the stated facts, failure to discharge that burden made the acquittal unsustainable. The text also notes that the complaint was filed within the statutory period for cognizance, so limitation did not defeat the prosecution. The matter was remitted for a fresh decision on the evidence already on record. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 11 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=300665