https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=796043 Disputed service of the statutory notice, the drawer's incarceration, and repeated presentation and dishonour of the cheque require evidentiary assessment at trial and remain matters of defence in cheque dishonour proceedings. The statutory presumption applicable to such proceedings continues to operate at the pre-trial stage. A proprietorship concern is not legally distinct from its proprietor in the manner of a company, so impleading the concern does not invalidate the complaint. Quashing was declined, leaving the applicant to raise legal and factual defences at trial. en-us Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 31 Jul 2026 08:27:55 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=796043 Disputed service of the statutory notice, the drawer's incarceration, and repeated presentation and dishonour of the cheque require evidentiary assessment at trial and remain matters of defence in cheque dishonour proceedings. The statutory presumption applicable to such proceedings continues to operate at the pre-trial stage. A proprietorship concern is not legally distinct from its proprietor in the manner of a company, so impleading the concern does not invalidate the complaint. Quashing was declined, leaving the applicant to raise legal and factual defences at trial. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=796043