Drawer Liable even if Cheque details were filled up by Someone else

Oriental Bank of Commerce Vs Prabodh Kumar Tewari (Supreme Court of India)

The respondent admits that he signed and handed over a cheque to the According to the respondent a signed blank cheque was handed over by him. The question which arises in the appeal is whether the High Court was correct in permitting the respondent to engage a hand-writing expert to determine whether the details that were filled in the cheque were in the hand of the respondent. For the reasons set out below, we have allowed this appeal against the or

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