Whether debt was barred by limitation or not in cheque bounce cases, is a question of evidence: SC
“The question of debt barred by limitation is to be decided on basis of evidence as, limitation is a mixed question of law and fact”.
quash proceedings
‘Criminal antecedents of accused cannot be sole consideration to decline quashment of proceedings’; SC Observes
“FIR in a criminal case is an extremely vital and valuable piece of evidence for the purpose of corroborating the oral evidence adduced at the trial and the delay in the registration of the FIR, by itself, cannot be a ground for quashing of the FIR”.