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Cheque security ke liye diya tha, ab bounce ho gaya. Drawer keh raha hai koi legally enforceable debt nahi tha. Section 138 NI Act complaint.
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Anil Kulshrestha v. FIITJEE Ltd.Delhi High Court · CRL.M.C. 4294/2024
Section 138 of the NI Act specifically mentions that the cheque must have been issued for discharge of not only any debt but can also be for “other liability”.
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As a result, the burden would shift on the drawer of the cheque to prove that the cheque was not issued for any legally enforceable debt or liability.
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Section 138 treats dishonoured cheque as an offence, if the cheque has been issued in discharge of any debt or other liability.
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Anil Kulshrestha v. FIITJEE Ltd.
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Section 138 of the NI Act does not envisage that only those cases where a cheque issued towards the discharge of the personal liability of the drawer towards the payee gets dishonoured would come within the ambit of the provision.
Bijoy Kumar Moni · Para 52 · Page 38 (SCR p. 1983)
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