https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=304300 An accused in a cheque dishonour prosecution may seek comparison of disputed cheques or signatures with admitted signatures through handwriting expert evidence at the defence stage, because the right to adduce defence evidence under Section 243(2) CrPC is a safeguard of fair trial. The court should examine such a request on its merits and not reject it merely because it is made after prosecution evidence has closed or because forgery was not pleaded earlier. Since the presumptions under Sections 118(a) and 139 of the Negotiable Instruments Act are rebuttable, refusal is justified only if the application is demonstrably vexatious or intended to delay proceedings. en-us Tue, 15 Dec 2015 00:00:00 +0530 Sun, 18 Sep 2022 17:36:58 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=304300 An accused in a cheque dishonour prosecution may seek comparison of disputed cheques or signatures with admitted signatures through handwriting expert evidence at the defence stage, because the right to adduce defence evidence under Section 243(2) CrPC is a safeguard of fair trial. The court should examine such a request on its merits and not reject it merely because it is made after prosecution evidence has closed or because forgery was not pleaded earlier. Since the presumptions under Sections 118(a) and 139 of the Negotiable Instruments Act are rebuttable, refusal is justified only if the application is demonstrably vexatious or intended to delay proceedings. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 15 Dec 2015 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=304300