https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=304404 In a prosecution under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, an accused who admits the cheque signature, does not reply to the statutory notice, and does not step into the witness box may still seek to rebut the presumptions under Sections 118 and 139, but the court must also guard against delay. A request made after the complainant's evidence was closed for sending the cheque to a handwriting expert can be refused under Section 243(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure if it appears intended to protract the trial or defeat the ends of justice. On these facts, the revisional court should not have interfered with the magistrate's discretionary refusal. en-us Tue, 09 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 24 Sep 2022 08:17:57 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=304404 In a prosecution under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, an accused who admits the cheque signature, does not reply to the statutory notice, and does not step into the witness box may still seek to rebut the presumptions under Sections 118 and 139, but the court must also guard against delay. A request made after the complainant's evidence was closed for sending the cheque to a handwriting expert can be refused under Section 243(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure if it appears intended to protract the trial or defeat the ends of justice. On these facts, the revisional court should not have interfered with the magistrate's discretionary refusal. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 09 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=304404