This is premium content. Please become a Premium member. If you are already a member, login here to access the full content.
Dishonor of Cheque for Incomplete/Wrong Signature/Stop Payment Instruction is offence
Case Law Details
- Case Name
- Parvaiz Ahmad Bhat Vs Fida Mohamamd Ayoub (Jammu and Kashmir High Court)
- Appeal Number
- Only available for paid members
- Date of Judgement/Order
- Only available for paid members
- Courts
- All High Courts, Jammu & Kashmir HC
Upgrade to Basic or Premium to download.
Already Upgraded? Log in.
Parvaiz Ahmad Bhat Vs Fida Mohamamd Ayoub (Jammu and Kashmir High Court)
The question whether stop payment instructions, which result in dishonor of a cheque, would amount to an offence under Section 138 of the NIA Act, was considered by the Supreme Court in M. M. T. C. Ltd. Vs. M/S Medchl Chemicals, (2001) 1 SCC 234, and it was held that same would come within the ambit of definition of offence under Section 138 of the NIA Act. Similar view was taken by the Supreme Court in the case of Goaplast (P) Ltd vs. Chico Ursula D’Souza, (2003) 3 SCC 232.
In the face of foregoing discussion, it i...
