https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=766616 Admission of issuance and signatures on the cheques triggered the statutory presumptions under Sections 118(a) and 139 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, placing the burden on the accused to rebut them on a preponderance of probabilities. The defence that the cheques were blank security cheques did not, by itself, displace those presumptions where contemporaneous meeting minutes and a subsequent letter supported outstanding liability and part-payment; a security cheque issued in relation to an admitted liability may be presented towards discharge of that liability. The Delhi HC held that the acquittal rested on a misapplication of the burden of proof, set it aside, and convicted the accused under Section 138 read with Section 141, with sentencing remanded. en-us Tue, 04 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 01 Mar 2025 08:25:43 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=766616 Admission of issuance and signatures on the cheques triggered the statutory presumptions under Sections 118(a) and 139 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, placing the burden on the accused to rebut them on a preponderance of probabilities. The defence that the cheques were blank security cheques did not, by itself, displace those presumptions where contemporaneous meeting minutes and a subsequent letter supported outstanding liability and part-payment; a security cheque issued in relation to an admitted liability may be presented towards discharge of that liability. The Delhi HC held that the acquittal rested on a misapplication of the burden of proof, set it aside, and convicted the accused under Section 138 read with Section 141, with sentencing remanded. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 04 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=766616