https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=466587 Section 482 CrPC relief was declined where the challenge to a Section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act complaint depended on disputed factual defences, including cheque validity, bank merger and alleged absence of liability. The court held that, at the quashing stage, only a prima facie case is examined and defence material cannot be weighed when the record discloses an offence and no abuse of process on its face. The cognizance and summoning order was also upheld because the magistrate had applied mind to the materials and the order was not mechanical. Interim protection was granted to enable appearance and seek bail. en-us Fri, 21 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 19:07:20 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=466587 Section 482 CrPC relief was declined where the challenge to a Section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act complaint depended on disputed factual defences, including cheque validity, bank merger and alleged absence of liability. The court held that, at the quashing stage, only a prima facie case is examined and defence material cannot be weighed when the record discloses an offence and no abuse of process on its face. The cognizance and summoning order was also upheld because the magistrate had applied mind to the materials and the order was not mechanical. Interim protection was granted to enable appearance and seek bail. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 21 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=466587