https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=304257 In a prosecution under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, the accused may seek handwriting comparison where he consistently disputes authorship of the cheque contents, but the request must be bona fide and not a delay tactic. Here, the accused had from the reply notice stage maintained that the cheque book was lost earlier and that the cheque particulars were not written by him, while not disputing the signature. The High Court upheld the trial court's decision to allow expert reference, but confined it to the disputed cheque and specimen writings of both sides so the handwriting on the cheque could be compared with the accused's and complainant's writings. en-us Wed, 04 May 2011 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 15 Sep 2022 16:08:07 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=304257 In a prosecution under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, the accused may seek handwriting comparison where he consistently disputes authorship of the cheque contents, but the request must be bona fide and not a delay tactic. Here, the accused had from the reply notice stage maintained that the cheque book was lost earlier and that the cheque particulars were not written by him, while not disputing the signature. The High Court upheld the trial court's decision to allow expert reference, but confined it to the disputed cheque and specimen writings of both sides so the handwriting on the cheque could be compared with the accused's and complainant's writings. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 04 May 2011 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=304257