https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=305004 A request to obtain expert opinion on the age of ink and writings on a cheque was held not maintainable in a prosecution under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. The Court noted that, as a practical and scientific matter, no reliable expert opinion was available to determine ink age by an accepted method, and therefore such examination could not be directed under Section 45 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872. The consequence was that a court should not order forensic examination for this purpose where the science does not support a dependable opinion. en-us Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 24 Aug 2023 16:07:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=305004 A request to obtain expert opinion on the age of ink and writings on a cheque was held not maintainable in a prosecution under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. The Court noted that, as a practical and scientific matter, no reliable expert opinion was available to determine ink age by an accepted method, and therefore such examination could not be directed under Section 45 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872. The consequence was that a court should not order forensic examination for this purpose where the science does not support a dependable opinion. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=305004