https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308511 In a Section 138 NI Act complaint supported by affidavit and documents, the Magistrate may issue process on a prima facie assessment without a separate Section 202 CrPC inquiry merely because the accused resides outside jurisdiction. A plea that the cheques were issued only as security cannot defeat summoning at the threshold, as it raises a rebuttal to the statutory presumption that must be tested at trial. Where one statutory notice covers multiple dishonoured cheques arising from the same transaction, they may be joined in a single complaint and Section 219 CrPC is not attracted. The summoning order was therefore sustained and the proceedings were allowed to continue. en-us Fri, 01 Nov 2013 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 30 Jun 2023 17:14:30 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308511 In a Section 138 NI Act complaint supported by affidavit and documents, the Magistrate may issue process on a prima facie assessment without a separate Section 202 CrPC inquiry merely because the accused resides outside jurisdiction. A plea that the cheques were issued only as security cannot defeat summoning at the threshold, as it raises a rebuttal to the statutory presumption that must be tested at trial. Where one statutory notice covers multiple dishonoured cheques arising from the same transaction, they may be joined in a single complaint and Section 219 CrPC is not attracted. The summoning order was therefore sustained and the proceedings were allowed to continue. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 01 Nov 2013 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308511