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And, that\u2019s a wrap!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the list of our coverage on Negotiable Instruments Act in the year 2020.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>[Allahabad High Court]<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

All HC | Can a complaint filed in light of S. 138 NI Act be dismissed on ground of one day delay? Read Court\u2019s reasoned order<\/a><\/p>\n

[Pankaj Sharma v. State of U.P.,\u00a02020 SCC OnLine All 1339<\/strong><\/a>, decided on 22-09-2020]<\/p>\n

All HC | Principle contained in S. 141 of NI Act is not applicable to a sole-proprietary concern, firm need not be arraigned as an accused while making a claim for recovery under S. 138 of the NI Act<\/a><\/p>\n

[Dhirendra Singh v. State of U.P., 2020 SCC OnLine All 1130<\/strong><\/a>, decided on 13-10-2020]<\/p>\n

All HC | Once the intention of the party is clear that he does not wish to make payment, should complainant wait for 15 days to file a complaint for dishonour of cheque? HC answers<\/a><\/p>\n

[Ravi Dixit v. State of U.P.,\u00a02020 SCC OnLine All 1056<\/strong><\/a>, decided on 23-09-2020]<\/p>\n

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[Bombay High Court]<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Bom HC | Does NI Act authorises a complainant to fill an incomplete cheque? Court discusses while reversing acquittal of accused under S. 138 NI Act<\/a><\/p>\n

[Kiran Rameshlal Bhandari v. Narayan Purushottam Sarada,\u00a02020 SCC OnLine Bom 3562<\/strong><\/a>, decided on 07-12-2020]<\/p>\n

Bom HC | Appeal filed against conviction under S. 138 NI Act cannot be dismissed for non-payment of fine without going into merits of appeal<\/a><\/p>\n

[Adesh Prakashchand Jain v. Harish Punamchand Une,\u00a02020 SCC OnLine Bom 96<\/strong><\/a>, decided on 08-01-2020]<\/p>\n

Bom HC | S. 139 NI Act imposes evidentiary burden and not a persuasive burden; acquittal upheld where complainant failed to prove capacity to give loan<\/a><\/p>\n

[Tasneem Murshedkar Mazhar v. Ramesh,\u00a02020 SCC OnLine Bom 20<\/strong><\/a>, decided on 02-01-2020]<\/p>\n

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[Delhi High Court]<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Del HC | Can a director who has resigned from company be held liable for cheques subsequently issued and dishonoured? HC explains in light of S. 141 NI Act<\/a><\/p>\n

[Alibaba Nabibasha v. Small Farmers Agri-Business Consortium,\u00a02020 SCC OnLine Del 1250<\/strong><\/a>, decided on 23-09-2020]<\/p>\n

Del HC | Proceedings under S. 138 NI Act quashed against Independent Non-executive Directors not involved in day-to-day affairs of Company<\/a><\/p>\n

[Sunita Palta v. Kit Marketing (P) Ltd., Crl. MC No. 1410 of 2018, decided on 03-03-2020]<\/p>\n

Del HC | Ss. 143-147 NI Act lay down Special Code for trial, recourse to S. 482 CrPC as a substitute for initiating second revision petition denied<\/a><\/p>\n

[Tathagat Exports (P) Ltd. v. PEC Ltd.,\u00a02020 SCC OnLine Del 405<\/strong><\/a>, decided on 20-01-2020]<\/p>\n

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[Himachal Pradesh High Court]<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

HP HC | Legislative intent of NI Act, 1881 is not to send the people to suffer incarceration but to execute recovery of cheque amount by showing teeth of penalty loss; conviction set aside<\/a><\/p>\n

[Gaurav Sharma v. Ishwari Nand,\u00a02020 SCC OnLine HP 2464<\/strong><\/a>, decided on 13-11-2020]<\/p>\n

HP HC | Whether the trial court can exercise any discretion while entertaining an application under S.145 of the NI Act; HC elucidates upon procedural nuances<\/a><\/p>\n

[Vikas Sharma v. Vishant Bali,\u00a0\u00a02020 SCC OnLine HP 2876<\/strong><\/a>, decided on 08-12-2020]<\/p>\n

HP HC | While exercising power under S. 147 of NI Act the Court can proceed to compound the offence even after recording of conviction<\/a><\/p>\n

[Satish Kumar v. Rahul Kumar,\u00a02020 SCC OnLine HP 338<\/strong><\/a>, decided by 03-03-2020]<\/p>\n

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[Jharkhand High Court]<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Jhar HC | Object of NI Act is primarily compensatory; Court can discharge accused on full payment and amicable settlement<\/a><\/p>\n

[Alok Kumar v. State of Jharkhand, Cr. Revision No. 694 of 2019, decided on 06-03 2020]<\/p>\n

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[Kerala High Court]<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

[Negotiable Instruments Act] Ker HC | What determines commencement of period of presentation is date of cheque and not the date of delivery of cheque<\/a><\/p>\n

[Subanamma Ninan v. George Veeran,\u00a02020 SCC OnLine Ker 4151<\/strong><\/a>, decided on 18-09-2020]<\/p>\n

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[Karnataka High Court]<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Kar HC | In a case where both the complainant and the accused remained continuously absent, Court ought to have \u201cdismissed the complaint for non-prosecution under S. 256 CrPC and not on merits\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

[Karage Gowda v. S. Nagaraj,\u00a02020 SCC OnLine Kar 2012<\/strong><\/a>, decided on 11-12-2020]<\/p>\n

Kar HC | If the complainant produces evidence regarding the transaction as well as dishonour of cheque, is it still necessary to examine the banker to prove the endorsement issued by him? HC decides<\/a><\/p>\n

[M. Narayanaswamy v. Nagaraj N.S.,\u00a02020 SCC OnLine Kar 2013<\/strong><\/a>, decided on 11-12-2020]<\/p>\n

Kar HC | No legal basis for Family Courts insisting on personal presence of petitioners at the time of filing cases; Presence of complainant while filing S. 138 NI Act case not necessary<\/a><\/p>\n

[High Court of Karnataka v. State of Karnataka,\u00a02020 SCC OnLine Kar 543<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0, decided on 03-06-2020]<\/p>\n

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[Madras High Court]<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Madras HC | Can a \u2018Non-Executive Director\u2019 who is not responsible for day-to-day affairs of company be made vicariously liable for offence committed by the company? Court\u2019s interpretation in light of S. 141 NI Act<\/a><\/p>\n

[Vijaya Arun v. New Link Overseas Finance Ltd., Crl. OP Nos. 5, 8 & 11 of 2020, decided on 18-08-2020]<\/p>\n

[Malafide Litigation] Madras HC | Proceedings under S. 420 IPC quashed for being counterblast to complaint instituted under S. 138 NI Act<\/a><\/p>\n

[M. Chandrasekar v. R. Rajamani,\u00a02020 SCC OnLine Mad 4777<\/strong><\/a>, decided on 24-08-2020]<\/p>\n

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[Madhya Pradesh High Court]<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

[Dishonour of Cheque] MP HC | Director\/MD\/JD\/other officers and employees of a company can not be prosecuted under S. 138 of NI Act unless the company is impleaded as an accused<\/a><\/p>\n

[Bhupendra Suryawanshi v. Sai Traders,\u00a02020 SCC OnLine MP 1277<\/a><\/strong>, decided on 09-06-2020]<\/p>\n

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[Punjab and Haryana High Court]<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

[S. 138 NI Act] P&H HC | Do sympathetic consideration have any role to play in the matter of sentencing? Court discusses<\/a><\/p>\n

[Rakesh Kumar v. Jasbir Singh,\u00a02020 SCC OnLine P&H 1197<\/strong><\/a>, decided on 11-08-2020]<\/p>\n

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[Tripura High Court]<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Tri HC | What is the purpose of a serving a \u2018Statutory Notice\u2019 under Negotiable Instruments Act? Detailed analysis of significance of \u2018Statutory Presumption\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n

[Nitai Majumder v. Tanmoy Krishna Das,\u00a02020 SCC OnLine Tri 537<\/strong><\/a>, decided on 17-11-2020]<\/p>\n

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Also Read:<\/span><\/h3>\n

2020 Wrap Up — Flashback of Stories on Consumer Cases<\/a><\/p>\n

2020 Wrap-Up — Family Law & Allied Provisions<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Narayana Pisharadi, J., dismissed a revision petition which was filed against the judgment of the trial and the appellate court by the petitioner holding him guilty of the offence punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. According to the complainant, the accused had\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Case Briefs"","block_context":{"text":"Case Briefs","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/category\/casebriefs\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":238924,"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2020\/11\/09\/all-hc-can-a-complaint-filed-in-light-of-s-138-ni-act-be-dismissed-on-ground-of-one-day-delay-read-courts-reasoned-order\/","url_meta":{"origin":241487,"position":3},"title":"All HC | Can a complaint filed in light of S. 138 NI Act be dismissed on ground of one day delay? 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The instant application was filed under Section 482 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 on being\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Case Briefs"","block_context":{"text":"Case Briefs","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/category\/casebriefs\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":239360,"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2020\/11\/19\/hp-hc-legislative-intent-of-ni-act-1881-is-not-to-send-the-people-to-suffer-incarceration-but-to-execute-recovery-of-cheque-amount-by-showing-teeth-of-penalty-loss-conviction-set-aside\/","url_meta":{"origin":241487,"position":4},"title":"HP HC |\u00a0Legislative intent of NI Act, 1881 is not to send the people to suffer incarceration but to execute recovery of cheque amount by showing teeth of penalty loss; conviction set aside","author":"Editor","date":"November 19, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Himachal Pradesh High Court: Anoop Chitkara, J., setting aside the conviction against the petitioner, discussed the effect of compromise between the parties in cases attracting Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 and the cases of compounding of offence under the same. 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