Supreme Court of India

John K. Abraham v. Simon C. Abraham & Another

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Reported as [2013] 12 S.C.R. 753
Bench Surinder Singh Nijjar and Fakkir Mohamed Ibrahim Kalifulla JJ.
Decided 5 December 2013

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From the headnote

Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 - s.138 - Dishonour of cheque - Trial acquitted accused-appellant - Reversal of acquittal by High Court - Justification - Held: Not justified - In order to draw presumption u/s. 118 rlw s. 139, the burden was heavily upon the respondent-complainant to have shown that he had the required funds for having advanced money to the appellant; that issuance of cheque in support of the payment advanced was true and that the appellant was bound to make the payment as had been agreed while issuing the cheque in favour of the respondent - Respondent, however, was not even

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 2 referred to

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