Case Law Analysis
|Madras High Court
Section 138 NI Act | Accused Must Examine Third Party to Disprove Statutory Presumption : Madras HC
Madras High Court rules that an accused relying on a third-party defense in cheque dishonour cases must examine the third party to discharge the statutory presumption under Section 138. Failure to do so, despite availability, upholds conviction and reinforces the complainant's burden of proof.