High Court Overturns Conviction: Cheque Not Issued for Legally Enforceable Debt u/ss 118 & 139 of Negotiable Instruments Act.

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....Dishonor of Cheque - legally enforceable debt or not - the accused discharged his burden under Sections 118 and 139 of the N.I.Act to prove that the cheque had not been issued towards a legally enforceable debt. Thus, the trial court as well as the appellate court wrongly appreciated the evidence on record. - The conviction and sentence imposed against the revision petitioner/accused by the trial court as well as the appellate court are set aside - HC....