https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=419410 Admission of the cheque and the drawer's signature triggered the statutory presumption that it was issued towards a legally enforceable debt under the Negotiable Instruments Act. The accused failed to rebut that presumption with credible evidence; mere denial, an unsupported security-cheque explanation, and absence of a reply notice or complaint about misuse were insufficient. The trial court's doubts about the complainant's financial capacity were unsupported by the record, and the ingredients of Section 138 were held established. The acquittal was therefore treated as unsustainable, and conviction under Section 138 was warranted. en-us Wed, 23 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 11 Mar 2022 07:59:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=419410 Admission of the cheque and the drawer's signature triggered the statutory presumption that it was issued towards a legally enforceable debt under the Negotiable Instruments Act. The accused failed to rebut that presumption with credible evidence; mere denial, an unsupported security-cheque explanation, and absence of a reply notice or complaint about misuse were insufficient. The trial court's doubts about the complainant's financial capacity were unsupported by the record, and the ingredients of Section 138 were held established. The acquittal was therefore treated as unsustainable, and conviction under Section 138 was warranted. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 23 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=419410