https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=461589 Execution of the cheque being admitted, the statutory presumption of a legally enforceable debt arose, and the accused had to rebut it on a preponderance of probabilities. A defence of material alteration failed where the cheque was delivered as a signed blank cheque, because completion of its contents was authorised and did not render it void. The trial court had erred in treating the cheque as materially altered without properly applying the presumptions and the interaction between completion of an instrument and alteration. Interference with the acquittal was therefore warranted, and the conviction under the Negotiable Instruments Act was restored with sentence and compensation. en-us Fri, 15 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 14 Apr 2025 21:43:10 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=461589 Execution of the cheque being admitted, the statutory presumption of a legally enforceable debt arose, and the accused had to rebut it on a preponderance of probabilities. A defence of material alteration failed where the cheque was delivered as a signed blank cheque, because completion of its contents was authorised and did not render it void. The trial court had erred in treating the cheque as materially altered without properly applying the presumptions and the interaction between completion of an instrument and alteration. Interference with the acquittal was therefore warranted, and the conviction under the Negotiable Instruments Act was restored with sentence and compensation. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 15 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=461589