https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=420690 A voluntarily signed blank cheque issued towards payment attracts the presumptions under Sections 118(a) and 139 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. Here, the accused admitted issuance of the cheque, and the complainant's evidence, including oral testimony and mediator support, established the underlying liability and settlement. The accused failed to rebut the statutory presumptions with cogent evidence, and his Section 313 CrPC stand did not support the pleaded defence that the cheque was only a security instrument. The challenge to the complainant's source of funds was also raised belatedly and did not disturb the concurrent factual findings, so the conviction and sentence under Section 138 were left undisturbed. en-us Wed, 23 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 08 Apr 2022 08:02:14 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=420690 A voluntarily signed blank cheque issued towards payment attracts the presumptions under Sections 118(a) and 139 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. Here, the accused admitted issuance of the cheque, and the complainant's evidence, including oral testimony and mediator support, established the underlying liability and settlement. The accused failed to rebut the statutory presumptions with cogent evidence, and his Section 313 CrPC stand did not support the pleaded defence that the cheque was only a security instrument. The challenge to the complainant's source of funds was also raised belatedly and did not disturb the concurrent factual findings, so the conviction and sentence under Section 138 were left undisturbed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 23 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=420690