https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=303271 A complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act was not quashed in writ jurisdiction because the cheque issuance and dishonour were undisputed and the Section 139 presumption of debt or liability remained unrebutted. The drawer bore the burden of showing fraud or other material capable of displacing that presumption, but the writ record was insufficient to conclusively establish such a defence. The Court reiterated that quashing is confined to exceptional cases and declined to interfere where the complaint disclosed a prima facie case. en-us Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 12 Jul 2022 12:31:23 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=303271 A complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act was not quashed in writ jurisdiction because the cheque issuance and dishonour were undisputed and the Section 139 presumption of debt or liability remained unrebutted. The drawer bore the burden of showing fraud or other material capable of displacing that presumption, but the writ record was insufficient to conclusively establish such a defence. The Court reiterated that quashing is confined to exceptional cases and declined to interfere where the complaint disclosed a prima facie case. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=303271