The Bombay High Court recently quashed and set aside process and summons issued to a woman by the Magistrate s court in a cheque bounce case, noting that only her husband was a signatory to 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
Justice Amit Bansal of the Delhi High Court recently upheld summoning orders passed in a complaint case u/s 138 Negotiable Instruments Act, observing that evidence need not be gone into by the MM.
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has upheld the acquittal of an accused under Section 138 Negotiable Instrument Act criminal case since the civil court had adjudicated that only Rs. 25,000/- was due but.
The Calcutta High Court has observed that offences under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act (“N.I. Act”), cannot be compounded without the complainant’s consent, in violation of Section 320.