Supreme Court of India
Oriental Bank of Commerce v. Prabodh Kumar Tewari
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Negotiable Instruments Act 1881 – ss. 138, 139 – Engagement of hand-writing expert to determine the details filled in the cheque – The respondent admits that he signed a blank cheque and handed over to the appellant – The High Court permitted the responde nt to engage a hand-writing expert to determine whether the detail s that were filled in the cheque were in the handwriting of the resp ondent – Held: drawer who signs a cheque and hands it ov er to the payee, is presumed to be liable unless the drawer adduces evidenc e to rebut the presumption that the cheque has been issu ed towards
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