Acquittal in Cheque Dishonor Case: Legal Notice Service Not Proven, Section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act Unmet.

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....Dishonor of Cheque - acquittal of the accused - There is no finding recorded by the learned courts below regarding service of legal notice upon the petitioner, much less the date of receipt of legal notice by the petitioner although the petitioner had specifically denied receipt of the legal notice - The condition precedent for filing the case under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, having not been satisfied, the complaint itself was not maintainable on the day it was filed and accordingly, the petitioners could not have been convicted under the said Section. - HC....