Corporate Law : The court held that cheque dishonour caused by a statutory account freeze during insolvency does not attract criminal liability. T...
Corporate Law : upreme Court held that a trust is not a separate legal entity under the Indian Trusts Act, 1882, and only its trustees can be held...
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Corporate Law : Lok Sabha passes Negotiable Instrument (Amendment) Bill, 2018 a bill further to amend the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 by whic...
Corporate Law : It is, therefore, proposed to introduce the Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Bill, 2017 to provide, inter alia, for the followin...
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Corporate Law : Tripura High Court acquitted the accused after finding the complainant failed to prove financial capacity and valid statutory noti...
Corporate Law : High Court upheld conviction under Section 138 NI Act, holding that contradictory defence evidence failed to rebut statutory presu...
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Corporate Law : The Karnataka High Court held that a complainant under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act can pursue an appeal as a vic...
Corporate Law : Pursuant to directions of Hon'ble Supreme Court of India, following Practice Directions are issued to all Courts dealing with case...
Finance : Central Government hereby declares every Saturday as a public holiday for Life Insurance Corporation of India, with immediate effe...
Corporate Law : This Act may be called the Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Act, 2018. (2) It shall come into force on such date as the Central ...
Corporate Law : MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE (Legislative Department) New Delhi, the 29th December, 2015 The following Act of Parliament received t...
Corporate Law : NOW THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of article 123 of the Constitution, the President is pleased to p...
Man Mohan Patnaik Vs Cisco Systems Capital India Pvt.Ltd & Ors. (Delhi High Court) Upon a bare perusal of section 138 of the NI Act, it is evident that the genesis of an offence under that provision is the ‘return’ of a cheque by a bank ‘unpaid’, inter-alia for insufficiency of funds in the account […]
The Hon’ble Madras High Court held that it is settled law that in the case under Section 138 of NI Act Section 139 of NI Act provides that the Court shall presume that the holder of a cheque received the cheque of the nature referred into Section 138 of NI Act
The provision of Section 142 (b) of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 cannot be considered to be effective with retrospective effect.
Explore the onus to prove in cheque bounce cases (Section 138 NI Act) through a comprehensive analysis of relevant provisions and key judgments. Understand the legal debt presumption, shifting onus, and the role of statements, ITR filings, and financial capacity in establishing or challenging legal transactions. Get insights into case laws and a balanced perspective on the burden of proof for both complainants and accused in cheque bounce cases.
Sunita W/O Bharatkumar Aitawade Vs Vidya W/O Sagar Aitawade (Karnataka High Court) The cheque in question was issued on 01.08.2019. The petitioners, who were the Directors of the Company, ceased to be the Directors of the Company with effect from 22.03.2017 which is evident from the Form No.DIR-12 issued by Registrar of the Companies and the same […]
Karnataka High Court held that contravention of provisions of section 269SS of the Act doesn’t make the entire transaction of loan void. Non-payment of the same held guilty of commission of offence under section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881.
HC held that wife cannot be made accused for dishonor of the cheque issued by her husband and he alone can be prosecuted for the same.
District Court New Delhi held that the prosecution u/s 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 cannot be dismissed or stalled for non-compliance of Section 269 SS of the Income Tax Act. Such violation may give rise to an independent criminal offence, but, the prosecution of the accused for the alleged dishonour of cheque u/s 138 NI Act does not become bad in law.
G. Ajay Agarwal Vs Bhagwandas and Co. (Madras High Court) The question as to whether by operation of provision of I&B Code, the criminal prosecution initiated under Section 138 r/w 141 of Negotiable Instruments Act, r/w 200 of Cr.P.C can be terminated, is no longer res integra in view of Apec Court judgment in P. […]
Calcutta High Court held that appeal against acquittal of accused in a cheque bounce case can be filed only before High Court under Section 378(4) of CrPC and not before Sessions Court.
