https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=304247 A cheque issued towards a time-barred debt can constitute a written promise to pay within Section 25(3) of the Contract Act, making the liability legally enforceable for Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act; the statutory presumptions under Sections 118 and 139 support that the cheque was issued in discharge of a debt or liability. The HC also held that a Section 482 CrPC quashing petition could not succeed on limitation and alleged non-service of notice where the issues involved disputed facts and the relevant material was not conclusive. The complaint and summoning order were upheld, and the criminal proceedings were allowed to continue. en-us Tue, 21 Sep 2021 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 15 Sep 2022 07:48:36 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=304247 A cheque issued towards a time-barred debt can constitute a written promise to pay within Section 25(3) of the Contract Act, making the liability legally enforceable for Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act; the statutory presumptions under Sections 118 and 139 support that the cheque was issued in discharge of a debt or liability. The HC also held that a Section 482 CrPC quashing petition could not succeed on limitation and alleged non-service of notice where the issues involved disputed facts and the relevant material was not conclusive. The complaint and summoning order were upheld, and the criminal proceedings were allowed to continue. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 21 Sep 2021 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=304247