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Noorudheen v. State of Kerala
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 – Section 138, Proviso (B) – Dishonour of Cheque – Statutory Notice – Service to Third Person – Necessity of Accused's Knowledge.
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Prakash Chimanlal Sheth v. Jagruti Keyur Rajpopat, (2025) 7 SCD 79 : 2025 INSC 897
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (N.I. Act) – Section 138 – Dishonour of Cheque – Territorial Jurisdiction for complaint – Section 142(2)(a) N.I. Act (as amended in 2015).
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Bansal Milk Chilling Centre v. Rana Milk Food Private Ltd., (2025) 7 SCD 81 : 2025 INSC 899
CRIMINAL LAW – NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS ACT, 1881 – Section 138 – Complaint – Amendment of Complaint – Power of Criminal Court – Permissibility post-cognizance.
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P.C. Hari v. Shine Varghese, (2025) 7 KCD 251 : 2025 KER 54510
NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS ACT, 1881 (NI Act) – Sections 138, 139 – INCOME-TAX ACT, 1961 (Act 1961) – Sections 269SS, 271D, 273B – "Legally Enforceable Debt" – Cash Transaction exceeding Rs. 20,000/- – Rebuttal of Presumption under Section 139 NI Act – Digital India Initiative.
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Saju v. Shalimar Hardwares
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 – Section 138(b) – Service of Statutory Notice – Validity – Notice served on relative of accused – No evidence of accused’s knowledge of notice – Whether such service constitutes valid compliance with statutory requirement.
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Susan John v. State of Kerala
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 – Section 138 – Dishonour of Cheque – Appellate court’s sentence enhancement impermissible under Section 386(b)(iii) Cr.P.C.