Section 138 News Today

The Kerala High Court quashed the summons and subsequent warrant issued against the accused who were staying outside the Courts jurisdiction since summons was issued without having the affidavit of...

The Kerala High Court has upheld the acquittal order issued by the Trial Court under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act on finding that there was no evidence to prove that the cheque was...

Courts should be more empathetic and considerate when the liberty of a woman is in question, observed the Punjab and Haryana High Court recently.

The Karnataka High Court has rejected the plea of a senior citizen woman, accused under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act ("NI Act"), seeking transfer of case from one court to another.A...

The Kerala High Court observed that the appellate court has to pass a speaking order by applying its mind for ordering deposit of minimum 20% compensation/fine amount under Section 148 of Negotiable...

The Delhi High Court recently observed that dishonor of a cheque given as security attracts Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act (“NI Act”) and cases where cheques are dishonored for...

The Kerala High Court has held that a person commits the offence of cheating under Sections 415, 417 and 420 IPC when he issues a cheque to another person for discharging his pecuniary liabilities...

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has ruled that a spouse will not be liable for dishonor of a cheque signed by the other spouse, merely because it was drawn on the couples joint account.The...

The Kerala High Court held that when a company is not convicted for the offence of cheque bouncing under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, its Directors cannot be held vicariously liable for the same offence

The High Court, citing Bir Singh v. Mukesh Kumar, held that a voluntarily signed blank cheque also attracts the presumption under Section 139 of the NI Act unless cogent evidence proves otherwise.