https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=430066 In a prosecution under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, admitted drawer signature and proof of the transaction trigger the presumptions under Sections 118 and 139 in favour of the complainant. Those presumptions remain rebuttable, but the accused must displace them on a preponderance of probabilities; a signed blank cheque, if voluntarily delivered, does not by itself negate liability. Revisional jurisdiction under Sections 397 and 401 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is supervisory and does not permit reappreciation of evidence or substitution of a different view unless the concurrent findings are perverse, unreasonable, or cause miscarriage of justice. en-us Mon, 31 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 11 Nov 2022 08:59:51 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=430066 In a prosecution under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, admitted drawer signature and proof of the transaction trigger the presumptions under Sections 118 and 139 in favour of the complainant. Those presumptions remain rebuttable, but the accused must displace them on a preponderance of probabilities; a signed blank cheque, if voluntarily delivered, does not by itself negate liability. Revisional jurisdiction under Sections 397 and 401 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is supervisory and does not permit reappreciation of evidence or substitution of a different view unless the concurrent findings are perverse, unreasonable, or cause miscarriage of justice. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 31 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=430066