Court Criticized for Relying Solely on Presumptions u/s 139 in Cheque Dishonor Case Without Evaluating Evidence.

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....Dishonor of Cheque - legally enforceable debt or not - rebuttal of statutory presumption - petitioner had been convicted for offences u/s 138 - The judgment passed by the Courts below are conjectural and are not based upon objective assessment of the material adduced on record. The Courts below have failed to take account of the shift of onus on the complainant to establish having advanced the money and that the cheque in question had been duly issued to him in discharge of the liability and to have proceeded solely on the basis of presumption under Section 139 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 ignoring all other circumstances. - HC....