Supreme Court Upholds Acquittal in Cheque Dishonor Case: Rajco Steel Enterprises vs. Kavita Saraff (2024) INSC 288 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused successfully rebutted the presumption of guilt in a cheque dishonor case under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, when the complainant failed to prove the existence of a legally enforceable debt. […]
Supreme Court Clarifies Liability of Company Directors in Cheque Dishonor Cases Date of the Judgment: 17 November 2022 Citation: (2022) INSC 1005 Judges: Krishna Murari, J. and Bela M. Trivedi, J. Can a company director be held liable for a cheque bounce if the company isn’t named in the complaint? The Supreme Court of India
Supreme Court Upholds Deposit Condition for Suspension of Sentence in NI Act Cases Date of the Judgment: January 8, 2020 Citation: (2020) INSC 14 Judges: Ashok Bhushan, J., M.R. Shah, J. Can a court mandate a deposit of a portion of the compensation amount as a condition for suspending a sentence in a cheque dishonor
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Cheque Dishonor Case: T.P. Murugan vs. Bojan (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a cheque issued is presumed to be for a legally enforceable debt or liability, and the conditions for rebutting such presumption. CASE TYPE: Criminal – Negotiable Instruments Act Case Name: T.P. Murugan (Dead) Thr. Lrs. vs. Bojan & Posa
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Date of the Judgment: July 1, 2013 Citation: 2013 INSC 478 Judges: P. Sathasivam, J., Jagdish Singh Khehar, J. Can a court where a cheque is deposited for collection have jurisdiction in a cheque bounce case? The Supreme Court addressed this question in a dispute between Nishant Aggarwal and Kailash Kumar Sharma. The core issue
