https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=764920 Section 139 of the Negotiable Instruments Act creates a rebuttable presumption, but on allegations that the cheque was post-dated and its date was interpolated, that presumption did not support quashing. Alleged mala fides or a counterblast complaint were treated as immaterial where the complaint disclosed a cognizable offence. Mere delay in lodging the complaint or FIR was also held insufficient to quash proceedings, especially when the matter was not shown to be barred by limitation under Section 468 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. The quashing application was rejected and the criminal proceedings were permitted to continue. en-us Wed, 15 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 21 Jan 2025 18:39:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=764920 Section 139 of the Negotiable Instruments Act creates a rebuttable presumption, but on allegations that the cheque was post-dated and its date was interpolated, that presumption did not support quashing. Alleged mala fides or a counterblast complaint were treated as immaterial where the complaint disclosed a cognizable offence. Mere delay in lodging the complaint or FIR was also held insufficient to quash proceedings, especially when the matter was not shown to be barred by limitation under Section 468 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. The quashing application was rejected and the criminal proceedings were permitted to continue. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 15 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=764920