Does the repeal of the 2018 Amendment Act wipe out the Section 148 NI Act deposit? The Rajasthan High Court has said no: the requirement of at least 20% of the compensation awarded survives in appeals pending against cheque dishonour convictions. Jaipur: Holding that the Repealing and Amending Act, 2025 does not affect Section 148 […]
The Supreme Court heard actor Rajpal Yadav in person in his cheque bounce appeals, with the Chief Justice of India urging him to make a good film and rebuild his image while the Bench also cautioned him about the risk of a higher sentence. New Delhi: Actor Rajpal Yadav appeared personally before the Supreme Court […]
Pulling up Rajpal Yadav for not depositing Rs 5 crore despite repeated orders, the Supreme Court said it had so far overlooked the actor’s conduct only to secure money for the complainant, and gave him one last chance till Tuesday before it takes up his appeal against conviction. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday […]
The Delhi High Court has dismissed a revision against the rejection of an application under Section 311 CrPC to recall the complainant in a cheque dishonour case, holding that witnesses cannot be recalled routinely and that a counsel being held up in another court on the date is not sufficient ground, since the case has been pending since 2018.
The Rajasthan High Court has upheld a trial court’s decision to allow a bank cheque-return memo, first exhibited without the bank’s seal and signature, to be produced again with them and marked afresh, in a cheque-dishonour case under the Negotiable Instruments Act. Marking a document as an exhibit, the Court held, does not by itself prove its contents or authenticity; that must still be established at trial, where the accused can test it in cross-examination.
The Karnataka High Court ruled that prosecution under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act cannot continue against a former director when a cheque was issued after the company’s dissolution. The Court held that a dissolved company lacks legal existence, making such cheques legally unenforceable.
