https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=786514 Presentation of a cheque within the proviso to Section 138 requires the cheque to have been capable of being honoured; where the bank's return memo records 'Funds Insufficient' the statutory presumption of dishonour arises and the drawer must rebut that presumption, so claims that a cheque became invalid by reason of a bank merger/acquisition present disputed factual questions requiring evidence and trial; inherent jurisdiction under Section 482 CrPC is discretionary and ordinarily should not be used to decide such contested factual issues at the pre trial stage, and the quash applications were dismissed. en-us Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 14 Feb 2026 08:29:30 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=786514 Presentation of a cheque within the proviso to Section 138 requires the cheque to have been capable of being honoured; where the bank's return memo records 'Funds Insufficient' the statutory presumption of dishonour arises and the drawer must rebut that presumption, so claims that a cheque became invalid by reason of a bank merger/acquisition present disputed factual questions requiring evidence and trial; inherent jurisdiction under Section 482 CrPC is discretionary and ordinarily should not be used to decide such contested factual issues at the pre trial stage, and the quash applications were dismissed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=786514