{"id":225321,"date":"2020-02-07T17:30:04","date_gmt":"2020-02-07T12:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=225321"},"modified":"2020-02-14T17:42:11","modified_gmt":"2020-02-14T12:12:11","slug":"ker-hc-court-sets-aside-sentence-of-conviction-and-demands-payment-of-fine-in-matter-of-dishonour-of-cheque-under-s-138-of-negotiable-instruments-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2020\/02\/07\/ker-hc-court-sets-aside-sentence-of-conviction-and-demands-payment-of-fine-in-matter-of-dishonour-of-cheque-under-s-138-of-negotiable-instruments-act\/","title":{"rendered":"Ker HC | Court sets aside sentence of conviction and demands payment of fine in matter of dishonour of cheque under S. 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Kerala High Court:<\/b> R. Narayana Pisharadi J., allowed a criminal revision petition in part in a matter relating to Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the present case, the accused had obtained an amount of Rs 5, 00,000 from the complainant on the promise that he would arrange a licence for the complainant for conducting petrol pump. Upon demanding the repayment of the amount the accused issued a cheque dated 05-02-2007 for Rs 5,00,000 in discharge of the liability. The cheque was dishonoured upon presenting it to the bank for the reason that there was no sufficient amount in the account of the accused.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The trial court had found the petitioner guilty of offence punishable under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 and sentenced him to simple imprisonment for a period of four months and to pay a fine of Rs 5,00,000. 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