https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=302508 Section 20 of the Negotiable Instruments Act does not govern a signed blank cheque in the same way as an inchoate stamped instrument, but a cheque signed by the drawer may still be completed by the holder or another authorised person. Where the drawer's signature is admitted, a request for expert opinion on the age of the ink used in the signature is generally unwarranted, because such examination does not reliably assist the defence and cannot determine ink age with scientific accuracy. The refusal to send the cheque for forensic examination was therefore upheld. en-us Tue, 22 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 26 Dec 2023 11:01:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=302508 Section 20 of the Negotiable Instruments Act does not govern a signed blank cheque in the same way as an inchoate stamped instrument, but a cheque signed by the drawer may still be completed by the holder or another authorised person. Where the drawer's signature is admitted, a request for expert opinion on the age of the ink used in the signature is generally unwarranted, because such examination does not reliably assist the defence and cannot determine ink age with scientific accuracy. The refusal to send the cheque for forensic examination was therefore upheld. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 22 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=302508