https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309932 A complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act was maintainable where issuance of a cheque towards an unpaid debt was established and the dishonour was followed by non-payment after notice. The evidence did not support the claimed loan of Rs. 10.40 lakh, but it did show at least Rs. 3 lakh had been paid to the accused and remained unpaid. The alleged repayment was not proved because the diary relied on was not shown to bear the complainant's signature. The money-lender objection also failed, as Section 3 of the Punjab Registration of Money Lenders' Act, 1938 was held to govern civil recovery suits, not to bar the criminal remedy under Section 138. en-us Thu, 27 Mar 2014 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 27 Sep 2023 21:13:13 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309932 A complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act was maintainable where issuance of a cheque towards an unpaid debt was established and the dishonour was followed by non-payment after notice. The evidence did not support the claimed loan of Rs. 10.40 lakh, but it did show at least Rs. 3 lakh had been paid to the accused and remained unpaid. The alleged repayment was not proved because the diary relied on was not shown to bear the complainant's signature. The money-lender objection also failed, as Section 3 of the Punjab Registration of Money Lenders' Act, 1938 was held to govern civil recovery suits, not to bar the criminal remedy under Section 138. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 27 Mar 2014 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309932