https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=770203 A material defence that the complainant was carrying on money-lending without a licence under the Goa Money-Lenders Act, 2001 had to be considered in a prosecution under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881; the High Court's failure to examine that defence rendered its reversal of acquittal unsustainable. Separately, where the cheque amount and compensation had already been paid, the Court invoked Article 142 to compound the offence and record an acquittal, directing that any deposited amount be released to the complainant if not already disbursed. en-us Tue, 06 May 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 08 May 2025 09:13:27 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=770203 A material defence that the complainant was carrying on money-lending without a licence under the Goa Money-Lenders Act, 2001 had to be considered in a prosecution under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881; the High Court's failure to examine that defence rendered its reversal of acquittal unsustainable. Separately, where the cheque amount and compensation had already been paid, the Court invoked Article 142 to compound the offence and record an acquittal, directing that any deposited amount be released to the complainant if not already disbursed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 06 May 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=770203