https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=760288 A complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act was held not maintainable because the cheque was issued in the name of the complainant's deceased father, who died before presentation and before statutory notice. The complainant could not show that he was the payee or a holder in due course, so he lacked competence to invoke Section 138. On those facts, the essential ingredients of the offence were not established, and the trial court had correctly acquitted the accused. The acquittal was therefore upheld. en-us Thu, 03 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 19 Oct 2024 08:28:17 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=760288 A complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act was held not maintainable because the cheque was issued in the name of the complainant's deceased father, who died before presentation and before statutory notice. The complainant could not show that he was the payee or a holder in due course, so he lacked competence to invoke Section 138. On those facts, the essential ingredients of the offence were not established, and the trial court had correctly acquitted the accused. The acquittal was therefore upheld. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 03 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=760288