Supreme Court of India

Oriental Bank of Commerce v. Prabodh Kumar Tewari

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Reported as [2022] 7 S.C.R. 72
Bench Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud and A. S. Bopanna JJ.
Decided 16 August 2022

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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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