https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=429720 Revisional interference in a cheque dishonour conviction is limited to cases of perversity, patent illegality, or non-consideration of material evidence; the High Court found the statutory notice under Section 138(b) sufficient, accepted proof of the transaction and cheque execution, and held that the accused failed to rebut the presumptions under Sections 118 and 139, so the conviction was sustained. On sentence, the Court held that the fine under Section 138 cannot exceed twice the cheque amount, and a formulation allowing interest to run beyond that ceiling was impermissible; the sentence was therefore modified to keep the fine within the statutory limit while maintaining imprisonment till the rising of the court. en-us Wed, 19 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 17 Nov 2022 11:43:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=429720 Revisional interference in a cheque dishonour conviction is limited to cases of perversity, patent illegality, or non-consideration of material evidence; the High Court found the statutory notice under Section 138(b) sufficient, accepted proof of the transaction and cheque execution, and held that the accused failed to rebut the presumptions under Sections 118 and 139, so the conviction was sustained. On sentence, the Court held that the fine under Section 138 cannot exceed twice the cheque amount, and a formulation allowing interest to run beyond that ceiling was impermissible; the sentence was therefore modified to keep the fine within the statutory limit while maintaining imprisonment till the rising of the court. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 19 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=429720