Supreme Court of India
John K. John v. Tom Varghese and Anr.
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Negotiable Instruments Act; Ss. I 38 and I 39/Constitution of India, 1950; Article 136: Dishonour of cheques-Cheques allegedly issued by respondent in discharge of existing debt-Notice-No payment made by respondent-Complaints-Trial Court found that respondent committed an offence punishable u/s. I 38 of the Act and sente11:ced him accordingly-Upheld by first appellate Court-Reversed by Single Judge of the High Court acquitting respondent-On appeal, Held: Presumption raised in terms of Section 139 of the Act rebuttable-ln the instant case, a finding of fact has been arrived at by the High
Where later benches applied it
- 2019 Bir Singh v. Mukesh Kumar
- 2025 Ashok Singh v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr. R1: State of Uttar Pradesh R2: Ravindra Pratap Singh
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