https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=793198 An appeal against acquittal under Section 378(4) CrPC may be interfered with where the trial court's view reflects manifest illegality, non-consideration of material evidence, or misapplication of settled principles. In cheque dishonour prosecutions, once issuance and signature are proved or admitted, Sections 118 and 139 of the Negotiable Instruments Act raise a presumption of a legally enforceable debt, shifting the burden to the drawer to rebut it by a probable defence. The note states that stop-payment dishonour does not, by itself, defeat Section 138 liability where the presumption remains unrebutted, and the acquittal was set aside for reconsideration on the correct statutory footing. en-us Mon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 11 Jun 2026 10:43:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=793198 An appeal against acquittal under Section 378(4) CrPC may be interfered with where the trial court's view reflects manifest illegality, non-consideration of material evidence, or misapplication of settled principles. In cheque dishonour prosecutions, once issuance and signature are proved or admitted, Sections 118 and 139 of the Negotiable Instruments Act raise a presumption of a legally enforceable debt, shifting the burden to the drawer to rebut it by a probable defence. The note states that stop-payment dishonour does not, by itself, defeat Section 138 liability where the presumption remains unrebutted, and the acquittal was set aside for reconsideration on the correct statutory footing. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=793198