https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=768770 Admitted signatures on a cheque trigger presumptions under the Negotiable Instruments Act that favour the holder. The accused must rebut those presumptions by establishing a probable defence on a preponderance of probabilities; an unsupported claim that signed cheques were stolen or misused, without a complaint or corroborative material, is insufficient. The complainant is not initially required to prove financial capacity or source of funds unless the accused first raises a credible, legally sufficient challenge to the transaction and produces material questioning the complainant's means. Independent proof of the underlying transaction becomes necessary only after effective rebuttal of the statutory presumptions. en-us Tue, 01 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 14 Apr 2025 08:36:07 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=768770 Admitted signatures on a cheque trigger presumptions under the Negotiable Instruments Act that favour the holder. The accused must rebut those presumptions by establishing a probable defence on a preponderance of probabilities; an unsupported claim that signed cheques were stolen or misused, without a complaint or corroborative material, is insufficient. The complainant is not initially required to prove financial capacity or source of funds unless the accused first raises a credible, legally sufficient challenge to the transaction and produces material questioning the complainant's means. Independent proof of the underlying transaction becomes necessary only after effective rebuttal of the statutory presumptions. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 01 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=768770