https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=442547 A bank-initiated complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act was upheld because the Branch Manager's authority to prosecute was supported by an unchallenged bank circular and concurrent findings showed no jurisdictional defect. The conviction was also sustained because the accused admitted the loan, the cheque was issued while the debt remained legally recoverable, and no repayment evidence rebutted the presumptions under Sections 118 and 139. In revision, the court declined to reappreciate evidence or interfere with the proportionate sentence and compensation, finding no perversity, patent illegality, or jurisdictional error. en-us Fri, 11 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 04 Sep 2023 12:08:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=442547 A bank-initiated complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act was upheld because the Branch Manager's authority to prosecute was supported by an unchallenged bank circular and concurrent findings showed no jurisdictional defect. The conviction was also sustained because the accused admitted the loan, the cheque was issued while the debt remained legally recoverable, and no repayment evidence rebutted the presumptions under Sections 118 and 139. In revision, the court declined to reappreciate evidence or interfere with the proportionate sentence and compensation, finding no perversity, patent illegality, or jurisdictional error. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 11 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=442547