https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=314482 Section 145 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, being a procedural provision designed to speed up cheque dishonour trials, permits affidavit evidence and does not bar the accused from tendering defence evidence by affidavit. Read with Section 315 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, the absence of the word "accused" in Section 145(1) was held not to create a prohibition, because the accused's own evidence remains available subject to the safeguards in Section 315. The accused's right to cross-examine the complainant and adduce defence evidence is preserved, and the later Supreme Court directions in Indian Bank Association were treated as consistent with this position. en-us Tue, 09 Aug 2016 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 14 Jun 2024 07:37:40 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=314482 Section 145 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, being a procedural provision designed to speed up cheque dishonour trials, permits affidavit evidence and does not bar the accused from tendering defence evidence by affidavit. Read with Section 315 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, the absence of the word "accused" in Section 145(1) was held not to create a prohibition, because the accused's own evidence remains available subject to the safeguards in Section 315. The accused's right to cross-examine the complainant and adduce defence evidence is preserved, and the later Supreme Court directions in Indian Bank Association were treated as consistent with this position. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 09 Aug 2016 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=314482