https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=430974 Admission of the drawer's signatures attracted the presumptions under Sections 118 and 139 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, shifting the burden to the accused to rebut them on a preponderance of probabilities; the first cheque was therefore treated as issued towards a legally enforceable debt, and liability under Section 138 was established. By contrast, the second cheque was not proved to represent the accused's own liability because the underlying advance was shown to have been made to her husband, with no pleading or proof that she had assumed responsibility for that debt; the presumption was rebutted on those facts, and no liability was sustained on that count. en-us Thu, 01 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 03 Dec 2022 06:59:35 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=430974 Admission of the drawer's signatures attracted the presumptions under Sections 118 and 139 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, shifting the burden to the accused to rebut them on a preponderance of probabilities; the first cheque was therefore treated as issued towards a legally enforceable debt, and liability under Section 138 was established. By contrast, the second cheque was not proved to represent the accused's own liability because the underlying advance was shown to have been made to her husband, with no pleading or proof that she had assumed responsibility for that debt; the presumption was rebutted on those facts, and no liability was sustained on that count. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 01 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=430974