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Punjab and Haryana High Court
Decided on: 01.11.2018

A. Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (26 of 1881), Section 138 – Cheque bounce case – Acquittal of accused -- Complainant has not mentioned any date, month, year as to when the loan was advanced to the accused -- No receipt or security document was got executed while lending huge amounts to the accused -- Otherwise also, there are no particulars, that at which place, in whose presence the loan was advanced and what was the mode of giving the amount, whether by cheque or by cash nor there is anything that the amount was withdrawn from the bank or it was lying with the complainant at his home -- When the first complaint regarding dishonour of the cheque is already pending in the Court, then complainant will not lend such a huge amount again to the same accused -- Accused acquitted.

(Para 10-13)

B. Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (26 of 1881), Section 138, 139 – Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), Section 378(4) -- Cheque bounce case – One more complaint pending – Effect of – Rebuttal of Presumption – Complaint for dishonour of the cheque already filed in November 2011 – It is not explained, why again amount of Rs.2 lakhs were lent in June 2012 and that too without any document -- No ordinary person will do this -- Presumption has been rebutted.

 (Para 12)

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