https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=302799 For an offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, the complaint must disclose the material dates completing the statutory sequence, including the date of service of the demand notice, because the payment period and cause of action depend on that service. As the complaint, Section 200 statement and accompanying documents did not state any date of service, the offence was not made out and the summoning order could not stand. The presumption of service under Section 27 of the General Clauses Act was also unavailable because it applies to service by registered post and does not extend to a demand notice sent through private courier. en-us Wed, 06 Sep 2006 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 23 Feb 2024 14:16:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=302799 For an offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, the complaint must disclose the material dates completing the statutory sequence, including the date of service of the demand notice, because the payment period and cause of action depend on that service. As the complaint, Section 200 statement and accompanying documents did not state any date of service, the offence was not made out and the summoning order could not stand. The presumption of service under Section 27 of the General Clauses Act was also unavailable because it applies to service by registered post and does not extend to a demand notice sent through private courier. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 06 Sep 2006 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=302799