https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309118 Statutory presumptions under Sections 118(a) and 139 of the Negotiable Instruments Act are rebuttable, and an accused need only raise a probable defence on a preponderance of probability, including from the complainant's own material. On the facts, the defence evidence and surrounding circumstances made the alleged liability doubtful, and the trial court had given cogent reasons for holding the presumption rebutted. The High Court reversed that finding without adequately addressing those reasons. In an appeal against acquittal, interference is not warranted where two reasonable views are possible. The conviction was therefore held unsustainable and the acquittal was restored. en-us Tue, 20 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 11 Aug 2023 11:04:01 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309118 Statutory presumptions under Sections 118(a) and 139 of the Negotiable Instruments Act are rebuttable, and an accused need only raise a probable defence on a preponderance of probability, including from the complainant's own material. On the facts, the defence evidence and surrounding circumstances made the alleged liability doubtful, and the trial court had given cogent reasons for holding the presumption rebutted. The High Court reversed that finding without adequately addressing those reasons. In an appeal against acquittal, interference is not warranted where two reasonable views are possible. The conviction was therefore held unsustainable and the acquittal was restored. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 20 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309118