https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=312330 A single complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act was treated as maintainable where dishonoured cheques issued by different persons arose from the same land transaction and were linked to the same legally enforceable liability. The Court noted that authorities relied on by the challengers involved multiple cheques from one drawer and did not control this situation. It also found the statutory notice sufficient because it specifically demanded the cheque amount. Reading Section 223 CrPC with the principle that joint trial is permissible for offences arising from the same transaction absent shown prejudice, the Court held that the different drawers did not invalidate joint proceedings and rejected the quash petition. en-us Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 29 Feb 2024 18:18:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=312330 A single complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act was treated as maintainable where dishonoured cheques issued by different persons arose from the same land transaction and were linked to the same legally enforceable liability. The Court noted that authorities relied on by the challengers involved multiple cheques from one drawer and did not control this situation. It also found the statutory notice sufficient because it specifically demanded the cheque amount. Reading Section 223 CrPC with the principle that joint trial is permissible for offences arising from the same transaction absent shown prejudice, the Court held that the different drawers did not invalidate joint proceedings and rejected the quash petition. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=312330