Dishonor of Cheque - existence of enforceable debt or not - ...

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February 21, 2022

Dishonor of Cheque - existence of enforceable debt or not - evidently, the cheque in question was given as ‘security’ and not in respect of any ‘enforceable debt’, which the applicant No.1-Company was required to pay to the respondent-complainant. In paragraph-1 of the complaint filed under Section 138 of the NI Act, the respondent-complainant itself has stated that the cheque in question has been given in view of the compromise arrived at between the parties. Thus, as per the admission of the complainant also, the cheque in question was not issued in respect of any ‘enforceable debt’, which the applicant No.1 Company was required to pay to the respondent-complainant - Complaint and proceedings quashed and set aside - HC

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Dishonor of Cheque - existence of enforceable debt or not - ...

Case Laws Indian Laws

February 21, 2022

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