https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=423358 A signed blank cheque, if voluntarily issued, attracts the presumption of liability under Section 139 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, and that presumption is displaced only by cogent and probable evidence. The accused's claim that the cheque was blank and misused was unsupported by a consistent defence or proof, while the concurrent findings that the complainant proved the transaction and dishonour remained intact. In revisional jurisdiction, interference is not warranted absent perversity or jurisdictional error, so the challenge to the Section 138 conviction failed and the revision was dismissed. en-us Thu, 02 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 06 Jun 2022 08:26:52 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=423358 A signed blank cheque, if voluntarily issued, attracts the presumption of liability under Section 139 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, and that presumption is displaced only by cogent and probable evidence. The accused's claim that the cheque was blank and misused was unsupported by a consistent defence or proof, while the concurrent findings that the complainant proved the transaction and dishonour remained intact. In revisional jurisdiction, interference is not warranted absent perversity or jurisdictional error, so the challenge to the Section 138 conviction failed and the revision was dismissed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 02 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=423358