https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=752560 A cheque dishonour conviction under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act was upheld because the cheque was issued towards an existing legal liability, the defence failed to rebut that liability, and the demand notice was duly served. On sentence, the Court emphasised that cheque dishonour matters are primarily concerned with recovery of the due, and modified the custodial punishment on the facts. The monetary direction was also reworked within the sentencing framework by substituting the term compensation with fine. en-us Wed, 01 May 2024 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 13 May 2024 11:34:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=752560 A cheque dishonour conviction under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act was upheld because the cheque was issued towards an existing legal liability, the defence failed to rebut that liability, and the demand notice was duly served. On sentence, the Court emphasised that cheque dishonour matters are primarily concerned with recovery of the due, and modified the custodial punishment on the facts. The monetary direction was also reworked within the sentencing framework by substituting the term compensation with fine. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 01 May 2024 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=752560