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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA
RAKESH KAINTHLA
Dheeraj Kumar – Appellant
Versus
Sanjeev Kumar – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. revision against upheld section 138 ni act conviction. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. accused claims security cheque after full payment. (Para 3 , 4 , 5) |
| 3. lower courts upheld debt presumption. (Para 6 , 7) |
| 4. arguments on misuse versus presumption. (Para 8 , 10 , 11) |
| 5. revisional jurisdiction limited absent perversity. (Para 9 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18) |
| 6. sections 118(a),139 presumptions on execution. (Para 19 , 21 , 22 , 23) |
| 7. blank security cheques trigger section 138. (Para 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30) |
| 8. no need to prove consideration. (Para 31 , 32 , 33 , 34) |
| 9. payee may fill signed blank cheque. (Para 35 , 36 , 37) |
| 10. signature mismatch is valid dishonour. (Para 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43) |
| 11. notice served; ingredients for conviction met. (Para 44 , 45 , 46 , 47) |
| 12. fine modified for compensation. (Para 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 55) |
JUDGMENT :
Rakesh Kainthla, Judge
The present revision is directed against the judgment passed by learned Sessions Judge, Una, District Una, H.P. (learned Appellate Court) vide which the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 19.07.2023 passed by learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Una, District Una, (learned Tri
Admission of cheque issuance triggers Ss.118(a),139 NI Act presumptions of debt; accused must rebut by evidence, not mere 313 CrPC denial. Signature mismatch and security cheques for existing liabili....
Admission of cheque signature raises NI Act presumptions of debt discharge (ss.118(a),139); accused must rebut with evidence, not mere denial. Security/blank signed cheques attract s.138 liability de....
Signature admission on cheque triggers Sections 118(a),139 NI Act presumption of debt discharge; accused must rebut by evidence, mere denial insufficient; revisional jurisdiction limited, no interfer....
Admission of cheque issuance raises rebuttable presumption under Sections 118/139 NI Act of discharge of debt; security cheques attract Section 138 liability if debt subsists; accused must lead evide....
Revisional jurisdiction limited to patent errors, no reappreciation absent perversity; presumption of debt under NI Act holds post cheque admission unless robustly rebutted; security cheques attract ....
Signature admission on cheque raises presumption of debt under NI Act; accused must rebut by preponderance even if blank security cheque; revisional jurisdiction limited, upholds concurrent findings ....
Admission of cheque issuance raises rebuttable presumption under Sections 118(a), 139 NI Act of discharge of debt; security cheques attract Section 138 liability if subsisting debt exists; revisional....
Admission of cheque triggers presumption of debt under NI Act Sections 118(a), 139; security cheques attract Section 138 if liability exists; rebuttal by preponderance needed, not mere denial; revisi....
Admission of cheque signatures triggers presumption of debt under NI Act ss.118/139, rebuttable only by accused evidence; security cheques attract s.138 liability if debt subsists; revisional jurisdi....
Admission of cheque triggers presumption under Sections 118(a),139 NI Act of enforceable debt; security cheque liable under Section 138 if subsisting liability exists; accused fails to rebut by prepo....
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