24/08/2026
High Court-Himachal Pradesh:
Whether, in revision against concurrent conviction under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, the High Court can interfere when issuance and signatures on the cheque are admitted and the accused fails to raise a probable defence to rebut the presumptions under Sections 118 and 139 of the Act?
Negotiable Instruments Act, Sections 138, 118 and 139; Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Sections 313 and 397 – conviction for dishonour of cheque – rebuttal of statutory presumption – scope of revision. Held that where the accused did not dispute issuance of the cheque or his signatures thereon, the presumptions under Sections 118 and 139 were rightly invoked in favour of the complainant. The Court held that such presumption is...
Citation: (2026) ibclaw.in 4381 HC
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