https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=783837 Once issuance and dishonour of the cheque were proved, the presumption under s.139 NI Act arose that it was issued towards a legally enforceable debt; the accused's plea of blank advance cheques, stop-payment, or non-supply of goods was a bare assertion unsupported by cogent evidence and therefore failed to rebut the presumption, while the complainant proved subsisting liability through the bill and statement of account, resulting in affirmation of conviction under s.138 NI Act. Statutory compliance was also established as dishonour was followed by timely dispatch and proved receipt of demand notice and institution of complaint within limitation, sustaining the prosecution. Sentence was modified to imprisonment already undergone, with conviction maintained; appeal partly allowed. en-us Tue, 16 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 24 Dec 2025 07:51:27 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=783837 Once issuance and dishonour of the cheque were proved, the presumption under s.139 NI Act arose that it was issued towards a legally enforceable debt; the accused's plea of blank advance cheques, stop-payment, or non-supply of goods was a bare assertion unsupported by cogent evidence and therefore failed to rebut the presumption, while the complainant proved subsisting liability through the bill and statement of account, resulting in affirmation of conviction under s.138 NI Act. Statutory compliance was also established as dishonour was followed by timely dispatch and proved receipt of demand notice and institution of complaint within limitation, sustaining the prosecution. Sentence was modified to imprisonment already undergone, with conviction maintained; appeal partly allowed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 16 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=783837