https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=756377 In Section 138 prosecutions under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, the special summary procedure under Sections 143 and 145 permits the complainant's affidavit to be treated as evidence, while the accused's recall of the witness for cross-examination depends on a proper application under Section 145(2) disclosing grounds or a probable defence. The right to recall is not automatic merely because the accused pleads not guilty. Where no such application was filed and no probable basis for recall was shown, closure of cross-examination and refusal to recall were not illegal or perverse. en-us Wed, 24 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 01 Aug 2024 16:23:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=756377 In Section 138 prosecutions under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, the special summary procedure under Sections 143 and 145 permits the complainant's affidavit to be treated as evidence, while the accused's recall of the witness for cross-examination depends on a proper application under Section 145(2) disclosing grounds or a probable defence. The right to recall is not automatic merely because the accused pleads not guilty. Where no such application was filed and no probable basis for recall was shown, closure of cross-examination and refusal to recall were not illegal or perverse. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 24 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=756377