Income Tax Returns and Bank Statements Must Be Produced Under Section 138 NI Act; Other Documents Not Required

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....The HC upheld the order directing the Complainant to produce Income Tax Returns and Bank Statements, deeming these documents relevant and necessary for adjudication under S.138 NI Act. The Complainant's challenge to the production of these documents was dismissed for lack of merit. Other documents sought by the accused, excluding those specified at serial numbers 6 and 14, were found neither necessary nor available for proper adjudication and thus not required to be produced. The petition filed by the Complainant was dismissed accordingly.....