Grant Final Opportunity for Convict in NI Act Sec. 138 Offense: Karnataka HC

K S Ameer Jan Vs Maqbool Ahmed (Karnataka High Court) Karnataka High Court held that accused convicted for the offence punishable under section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act to grant final opportunity to cross-examine complainant on deposit of 50% of the fine amount before trial court. Facts- Complainant advanced loan amount of Rs. 6,25,000/- upon accused. In-turn, accused gave post-dated cheques. However, the cheques were dishonoured with an endorsement as ‘funds insufficient’. The complainant got issued legal notice to the accused through RPAD and UCP. The notice sent through RPA...