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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA
RAKESH KAINTHLA
Dev – Appellant
Versus
H.P. State Co-Operative Agriculture and Rural Development Bank – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. revision against conviction for dishonoured cheque. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. accused claims blank security cheque misused. (Para 3 , 4 , 5) |
| 3. lower courts upheld presumption of debt. (Para 6 , 7) |
| 4. revisional court limits to jurisdictional errors. (Para 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18) |
| 5. section 138 requires five specific ingredients. (Para 19) |
| 6. no automatic sentence suspension similarity. (Para 20) |
| 7. presumption under 118/139 rebuttable by probabilities. (Para 21 , 22 , 23) |
| 8. security cheques attract section 138 liability. (Para 24 , 25 , 26 , 27) |
| 9. no proof of loan needed post-presumption. (Para 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32) |
| 10. section 313 statement not rebuttal evidence. (Para 33 , 34 , 35) |
| 11. dishonour memo presumed correct. (Para 36 , 37) |
| 12. notice deemed served under section 27. (Para 38 , 39 , 40) |
| 13. all section 138 ingredients satisfied. (Para 41) |
| 14. revision dismissed; sentence upheld. (Para 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46) |
JUDGMENT :
Rakesh Kainthla, J.
The present revision is directed against the judgment dated 29.05.2025 passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge, Kullu, District Kullu, H.P. (learned Appellate Court), vide which the judgment of conviction and order of sentenc
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