https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=441025 Service of statutory notice under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act may be inferred when the notice is properly addressed, sent by post, and received at the shared residence by the drawer's wife; the presumption of service under Section 27 of the General Clauses Act is not displaced without proof of separate residence. Once cheque execution and dishonour are shown, the presumptions under Sections 118 and 139 operate in favour of the holder, and the accused must rebut them on a preponderance of probabilities. The note states that the accused failed to do so, so the objection on notice failed and the acquittal was reversed. en-us Tue, 25 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 01 Aug 2023 09:01:14 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=441025 Service of statutory notice under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act may be inferred when the notice is properly addressed, sent by post, and received at the shared residence by the drawer's wife; the presumption of service under Section 27 of the General Clauses Act is not displaced without proof of separate residence. Once cheque execution and dishonour are shown, the presumptions under Sections 118 and 139 operate in favour of the holder, and the accused must rebut them on a preponderance of probabilities. The note states that the accused failed to do so, so the objection on notice failed and the acquittal was reversed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 25 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=441025