https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=304381 A signed and delivered blank or incomplete cheque is treated as an inchoate instrument under Section 20 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, giving the holder prima facie authority to complete the remaining particulars. Where execution of the cheque is admitted, the drawer cannot demand handwriting-expert examination under Section 45 of the Evidence Act merely to test who filled in the entries, because the legal effect of the statutory authority is decisive. The High Court held that such expert examination was unwarranted and that the revisional court erred in allowing it. en-us Mon, 01 Dec 2014 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 23 Sep 2022 08:23:22 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=304381 A signed and delivered blank or incomplete cheque is treated as an inchoate instrument under Section 20 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, giving the holder prima facie authority to complete the remaining particulars. Where execution of the cheque is admitted, the drawer cannot demand handwriting-expert examination under Section 45 of the Evidence Act merely to test who filled in the entries, because the legal effect of the statutory authority is decisive. The High Court held that such expert examination was unwarranted and that the revisional court erred in allowing it. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 01 Dec 2014 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=304381