https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=443779 Admission of the cheque and signature attracted the statutory presumptions under Sections 118(a) and 139 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, and the accused failed to rebut them with a probable defence on the balance of probabilities. The revisional court reiterated that interference under Sections 397 to 401 CrPC is confined to correcting patent illegality, perversity, or miscarriage of justice, so the concurrent conviction for cheque dishonour was not disturbed. The sentence was, however, modified on the compensatory approach to Section 138: imprisonment was reduced to one day till rising of court and compensation was increased, with default imprisonment preserved. en-us Mon, 18 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 03 Oct 2023 08:38:05 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=443779 Admission of the cheque and signature attracted the statutory presumptions under Sections 118(a) and 139 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, and the accused failed to rebut them with a probable defence on the balance of probabilities. The revisional court reiterated that interference under Sections 397 to 401 CrPC is confined to correcting patent illegality, perversity, or miscarriage of justice, so the concurrent conviction for cheque dishonour was not disturbed. The sentence was, however, modified on the compensatory approach to Section 138: imprisonment was reduced to one day till rising of court and compensation was increased, with default imprisonment preserved. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 18 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=443779