Cheque Bounce Conviction Quashed as Notice Was Served on Family Member

Sonatan Murasingh Vs Smt. Tinku Sarkar (Tripura High Court) The Tripura High Court considered a criminal revision petition challenging the concurrent findings of the Chief Judicial Magistrate and the Sessions Judge, Gomati District, which had convicted the petitioner under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act and sentenced him to pay a fine of ₹4,00,000, with six months’ rigorous imprisonment in default. The complainant had alleged that she advanced a friendly loan of ₹2,00,000 to the petitioner on 16 February 2022 for house construction. According to her, after failing to r...