Supreme Court of India

Rangappa v. Sri Mohan

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Reported as [2010] 6 S.C.R. 507

Bench K.G. Balakrishnan, P. Sathasivam and J.M. Panchal JJ.

Decided 7 May 2010

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What the Court ordered

We find no reason to interfere with the final order of the High Court, dated 26-10-2005, which recorded a finding of conviction against the appellant.

Judgment, page 21

From the headnote

Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881: ss. 139 and 138 - Presumption in favour of holder - Manner of rebuttal of statutory presumption - Held: c Presumption mandated bys. 139 includes existence of legally enforc_eable debt or liability - It is in nature of rebuttable presumption - Accused can raise a defence wherein existence of legally enforceable debt or liability can be contested - However, initial presumption favours the complainant - Reverse onus clause is included and the same is guided by the test of proportionality - Accused cannot be expected to discharge an unduly high standard of proof

Authorities it was built on

2001 Hiten P. Dalal v. Bratindranath Banerjee cited by 15
2008 Mallavarapu Kasivisweswara Rao v. Thadikonda Ramulu Firm and Ors. cited by 1

Where later benches applied it

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2022 Rathish Babu Unnikrishnan v. The State (govt. of Nct of Delhi) & Anr. relied on
2021 Sumeti Vij v. M/s Paramount Tech Fab Industries relied on
2019 Basalingappa v. Mudibasappa relied on
2019 Rohitbhai Jivanlal Patel v. State of Gujarat & Anr. relied on
2019 Anss Rajashekar v. Augustus Jeba Ananth relied on
2016 Sampelly Satyanarayana Rao v. Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited relied on
2012 M/s. Laxmi Dyechem v. State of Gujarat & Ors. relied on
2026 Renuka v. The State of Maharashtra referred to
2025 Sanjabij Tari v. Kishore S. Borcar & Anr. referred to
2024 Sri Dattatraya v. Sharanappa referred to
2023 Rajesh Jain v. Ajay Singh referred to
2020 Aps Forex Services Pvt. Ltd. v. Shakti International Fashion Linkers & Ors. referred to
2019 Uttam Ram v. Devinder Singh Hudan & Anr. referred to
2018 T.P. Murugan (dead) Thr. Lrs. v. Bojan referred to
2018 Kishan Rao v. Shankargouda referred to
2017 M/s. Meters and Instruments Private Limited & Anr. v. Kanchan Mehta referred to
2014 K. Subramani v. K. Damodara Naidu referred to
2013 C. Keshavamurthy v. H.K. Abdul Zabbar referred to

Of those, 8 relied on · 11 referred to

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