https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=769032 Where a cheque is specifically alleged to have suffered material alteration in the amount, the accused may seek forensic examination of the instrument to support a bona fide defence. The court recognised that alteration in the amount is a substantive issue and that an accused in a criminal trial has a valuable right to lead defence evidence and have a disputed document examined when necessary to rebut the prosecution case. Refusal to permit such examination was held to curtail that defence right and the impugned order was set aside, with the request for expert examination allowed. en-us Fri, 21 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 18 Apr 2025 08:38:15 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=769032 Where a cheque is specifically alleged to have suffered material alteration in the amount, the accused may seek forensic examination of the instrument to support a bona fide defence. The court recognised that alteration in the amount is a substantive issue and that an accused in a criminal trial has a valuable right to lead defence evidence and have a disputed document examined when necessary to rebut the prosecution case. Refusal to permit such examination was held to curtail that defence right and the impugned order was set aside, with the request for expert examination allowed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 21 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=769032