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SUBJECT INDEX

A absence of

—Against Managing Director—In ~

Company—Scope ................................... 556

—Complainant......................................... 1034

—complainant—Adjournment—

Scope. ................................................... 1039

—complainant—Explained reasons—

Dismissal of complaint—Scope.............. 657

—Complaint—~ complainant—

Adjournment—Dismissal of ................... 658

—Delay of one day—Condonation

of—~ explanation—Scope for

Magistrate. .............................................. 783

—Pleadings................................................ 547

—The Attendance and the ~ Accused........ 932

Absent

—Non-bailable warrant of arrest—

Issuance of—Validity ............................. 656

—When Pleadings are ~ the Case May

be quashed .............................................. 748

Accept Signature

—Opinion of handwriting expert—

Scope. ..................................................... 985

Account closed

—Complaint—~—When not

maintainable............................................ 661

Accural of

—Cause of action—~—Successive—

Demand notice—Scope .......................... 317

Accusation

—Order As to Costs or Compensation

for Unjust ~........................................... 1030

Accused

—Acquittal of ~ ....................................... 1179

—Acquittal—Appeal—~ was absent....... 1183

—Appeal—Non-appearance of the

~—Scope ................................................ 954

—Cognizance of complaint—Not

assume status of ~—Power of

Magistrate. .............................................. 828

—Complaint—First notice not

received by ~—Second notice

received by him—Maintainability. ......... 808

—Complaint—Quashing of—~ ready

to pay amount & compentation—

Scope ...................................................... 797

—Conviction—~ died—Position of

Legal representatives.............................1231

—Demand notice—Factum of

dishonour of cheque communicated

to ~—Requirements of law. ..................1084

—Dispensing with Attendance of ~

under section 317 Cr.P.C.........................947

—Dispensing With the Appearance of

~ under section 205 Cr.P.C......................937

—Evidence on affidavit—By ~ or his

witness—Scope of...................................901

—Examination of ~ under section 313

Cr.P.C. may be Dispensed with...............950

—Fair trial—Right to—Affidavit—

Not violate right of ~ to fair trial .............892

—Furnishing Copies to ~ ...........................871

—Hearing the ~ on the question of

Compensation........................................1218

—Hearing the ~ on the Question of

Sentence ................................................1151

—Impleadment of New ~. ..........................994

—Issuance of NBW to procure

Attendance of ~ .......................................944

—Issuance of Process to ~..........................850

—Legally recoverable debt—

Presumption of—Rebutted by ~—

Burden shifted on complainant to

establish debt...........................................567

—Magistrate Need Not Pass a

Detailed Order in Summoning the ~........853

—May be Represented by Attorney. ..........696

—Need Not Surrender for Suspension

of Sentence. ...........................................1167

—No Pleading that ~ Failed to Pay

Money .....................................................753

—No Right of Audience to ~ Before

Receipt of Process ...................................860

—Notice of demand—Date of service

on ~. ........................................................270

—Partner/Proprietary firm—Cheques

issued by wife of ~—Scope.....................449

—Personal Attendance of ~ may be

Dispensed with ........................................936

—persons residing outside

jurisdiction—Issue of process

against them—Question of—

Enquiry....................................................859

—Private complaint—Discharge of

~—Validity .............................................629

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—Prosecution would Fail for Non-

Arraingment of All ~. ............................. 993

—Recording the Plea of the ~.................... 874

—Right of ~ to Examine Expert as

Defence Witness. .................................... 972

—Sale transaction between ~ and

complainant—Proof................................ 470

—Sufficient Time to be Allowed to ~

to Consider his Plea ................................ 875

—Summoning an ~ in Criminal Case

is a Serious Matter .................................. 852

—The ~ has no Right of Audience

before Taking Cognisance. ..................... 833

—The Attendance and the Absence of

~.............................................................. 932

—The Nature of Burden of Proof on ~ ...... 220

—The Prosecution would not fail for

Non-Arraignment of All ~. ..................... 990

—Transaction between complainant

and ~—Proof .................................. 197, 411

—Trial—Affidavit—Precluded ~ from

putting certain questions from

complainant—Scope............................... 870

—Trial—Inspection of documents—

Right of ~—Scope. ............................... 1066

Acknowledgment of

—~ debt—By e-mail.................................. 569

—debt—Meaning of. ................................. 568

acquittal

—Appeal against ~—By victim—

Scope .................................................... 1187

—Appeal or leave to appeal—Remedy

available................................................ 1198

—Appeal—Accused was absent .............. 1183

—Appeal—Direct to High Court

against ~—Scope .................................. 1198

—Appeal—Production of document—

Permission for....................................... 1199

—Change of Signature—~—Validity........ 980

—Debt—Barred by limitation—~ ........... 1104

—Discharge application—~—Validity.... 1209

—Leave to appeal—Misuse of

process—Scope..................................... 1199

—Leave to appeal—Not granted ............. 1188

—Leave to file appeals—Application

under Section 372 or Sec. 378 of

Code...................................................... 1201

—Legally recoverable debt—Scope ........ 1184

—No Revision Against ~ Before

Sessions Court will Lie ......................... 1182

—Non-appearance of complainant—

No date fixed for appearance and for

hearing...................................................1183

—Presumption of debt—Rebutted—

Scope.......................................................207

—Rebut initial presumption—

Failed—~—Validity................................201

—Repaid amount due—Version—

Rebut initial presumption—Failed—

Validity .................................................1198

—Revision against—Scope......................1153

—Revision or appeal ................................1197

—Security Cheque—Not make out—

Not Legally enforceable debt—~. ...........429

—Special Power of Attorney—~—

Validity—Scope......................................705

—Summon trial—Successor

Magistrate—~—Power of .............848, 1201

—Validity.................................................1192

—Validity—Firm .......................................490

Acquittal of

—Accused ................................................1179

actually

—Word “such person” in Sec. 138—

Person ~ drawn cheque..............................47

Adduction of

—Additional Evidence and

Examination of Additional Witness

etc............................................................922

—Additional Evidence under section

391 Cr.P.C...............................................927

Adjournment ...............................................918

—Absence of complainant—~—

Scope.....................................................1039

—Complaint—Absence of

complainant—~—Dismissal of ...............658

Admissibility of

—Evidence of Handwriting Expert. ...........960

—Presumptions would Attach on ~

Signature .................................................604

—Signature Does not Attach

Presumptions...........................................611

—The Effect of ~ Signature—Chapter

- XIV .......................................................604

Admissibility

—Electronic record—~—Scope.................573

—Electronic record—Maintained in

computer—~ ...........................................814

—e-mails—~..............................................570

Adopting

—Trial—~ delay tactics ...........................1066

Subject Index [ 1327

Adoption of

—Summons case procedure—~—

Instead of summary trial—Scope............ 844

Advance

—in cash more than Rs. 20,000/-

under Income-tax Act—Scope................ 408

Advance payment

—Legally enforceable debt—~—

Scope ...................................................... 391

Advantage of

—Giving notice—Not receipt of

notice—~ tactics—Scope........................ 289

Adverse inference

—Electronic evidence—Non-

production—~......................................... 575

affairs of

—Liability of partners—Day to day ~

firm ......................................................... 489

Affidavit

—Evidence of complainant—heard

and recorded by Court—Scope............... 888

—Evidence on affidavit—Cognizance

by Magistrate on such ~—Scope. ........... 902

—Examination of complainant—

Scope ...................................................... 889

—Fair trial—Right to—~—Not

violate right of accused to fair trial ......... 892

—Magistrate to rely upon. ......................... 890

—Not conducted any inquiry or

investigation—Scope.............................. 859

—Reception of Evidence on ~ ................... 880

—Statement of complainant—Section

145 is an exception. ................................ 893

—Trial—~—Chief examination ................ 870

Against wife

—Complaint—~—No averment

against wife—Scope ............................... 467

Age of

—Handwriting expert—~ writing—

Scope. ..................................................... 974

—signature—Central Forensic

Laboratory—Scope................................. 613

—the ink—Determination of—Central

Forensic Science Laboratory................... 978

Agreement

—No liability of Company—~—

Rebut presumption under Sec. 139 ......... 559

allegation of

—Offence by company—Bald and

vague ~ directors—Scope....................... 556

—Offence by company—No ~ either

in complaint or in affidavit—None

of cheques was signed by him—

Scope.......................................................759

Allowed

—Sufficient Time to be ~ to Accused

to Consider his Plea.................................875

—Typographical Mistake—Carry

out—~—Quashed in Revision —

Scope.......................................................601

Alteration of

—Material ~ Blank Cheque..........................61

Alteration

—Cheque not presented—Scope................594

—Dates—Maintainability ..........................594

amount of

—Fine—Further sum in lieu of

Sentence—Beyond twice the ~

cheque—Exceeded—Scope ..................1225

Another person

—Vicarious liability—Scope .....................469

Anticipatory

—bail—Grant of—Prayer for...................1068

Appeal

—Acquittal—~ or leave to appeal—

Remedy available. .................................1198

—Acquittal—~—Accused was absent .....1183

—Acquittal—~—Production of

document—Permission for....................1199

—Acquittal—Leave to ~—Misuse of

process—Scope.....................................1199

—Acquittal—Leave to ~—Not

granted...................................................1188

—Acquittal—Revision or ~......................1197

—Additional evidence—Scope ................1200

—against acquittal—By victim—

Scope.....................................................1187

—Conviction—~ to suspend sentence

till disposal of appeal—Condition

imposed—Scope ...................................1167

—Conviction—Sentence, fine and

compensation imposed—~—Scope. .....1177

—Conviction—Setting aside of—~

against—Scope of. ................................1178

—Delay ....................................................1200

—Direct to High Court against

acquittal—Scope ...................................1198

—Leave to ~—Rejected ...........................1151

—Non-appearance of the accused—

Scope.......................................................954

—Notice—Service of .................................355

—Territorial jurisdiction—


Cognizance order by Subordinate

Court falling bifurcated of Principal

Seat at Jodhpur—~ not maintainable

before Permanent Bench at Jaipur. ....... 1140

Appearance

—Even Fist ~ May be Dispensed with....... 943

Appearance of

—Complaint—~ accused only—

Presence of complainant was not

necessary—Scope. .................................. 657

—Dispensing With the ~ Accused

under section 205 Cr.P.C. ....................... 937

appearance

—Acquittal—Non-appearance of

complainant—No date fixed for ~

and for hearing...................................... 1183

—Pronouncement of judgment—

Personal ~ for receiving judgment—

Substantive imprisonment....................... 953

Appellate

—Court cannot Impose Punishment

Higher than that of Trial Court ............. 1151

Applicability of

—Compounding of—Scheme under

Companies Act—~ ............................... 1009

—Evidence through affidavit—

Offences under Sec. 420 of Penal

Code—~.................................................. 894

—Limitation—Limitation Act,

1963—~................................................ 1104

—Post cognizance proceedings—Pre-

cognizance—Stage of ~ Section

145. ....................................................... 1070

—Presumption under Sec. 139—~—

Only to under Sec. 138. .................. 183, 583

—Section 5 of Limitation Act to

Condone Delay in Filing Complaint. ...... 773

—Stamp Act—~ ........................................ 811

—Summon trial—Secs. 245 & 251

CrPC—~ ................................................. 848

—The ~ Limitation Act............................ 1097

—Trial—Receeipt—Stamp Act—~........... 871

Applicability

—Complaint—Bar under Sec. 3

Punjab Registration of Money-

Lenders Act, 1938—~............................. 661

—Trial—Sec. 326(3) of CrPC.—No

summary trial—~.................................... 846

applicable

—Complaint—Holding of an enquiry

by police—Not the rule of law—

Provisions of Sec. 202 is not ~. ...............811

Application

—Acquittal—Leave to file appeals—~

under Section 372 or Sec. 378 of

Code ......................................................1201

—Filing Vexatious ~ ..................................914

—for quashing of—Dismissed .................1043

Appreciation of

—Revision petition—~ evidence—

Scope.....................................................1149

arguments

—Delay in loading complaint—

Condonation of—Trial is over—

Case is for ~ on merits—Scope. ..............785

aside of

—Conviction—Setting ~—Appeal

against—Scope of. ................................1178

association of

—Expression other ~ individuals'

employed in S. 141—Meaning and

connotation................................................46

—Expression other ~ individuals'

employed in Sec. 141—Meaning

and connotation .......................................566

—Individuals—Including whom?. .............567

At pre-summoning stage

—Evidence on affidavit—~—Sec. 145

has overriding effect................................895

Attendance of

—Dispensing with ~ Accused under

section 317 Cr.P.C...................................947

—Issuance of NBW to procure ~

Accused...................................................944

—Personal ~ Accused may be

Dispensed with ........................................936

Attorney

—Accused May be Represented by ~.........696

—Incompetent to Prosecute........................692

—Representation of Party by ~ or

Representative. ........................................697

Authorisation

—Company—Representative—~—

Scope.......................................................702

—Locus to file complaint—~.....................694

Averment

—Offence by Companies—In charge

of and responsible—~. ............................758

Award of

—Compensation in lieu of Substantive

Sentence ................................................1155

—Compensation.......................................1221


Awarding of

—Interest—Pendente lite and Future

Interest—~—Commercial

Transaction. ............................................ 389

B

Back up

—Electronic record—~.............................. 571

Bar of

—Complaint—~ limitation is

mandatory—Second complaint was

filed beyond period of limitation—

Scope. ........................................... 659, 1086

—Plea of ~ Limitation is a Question

of Fact ................................................... 1098

—Subsequent or further prosecution—

~—Scope .............................................. 1150

basis of

—Complaint—Cognizance on ~

affidavit filed—No illegality

committed. .............................................. 813

—Second notice—Cognizance on ~—

Permissibility .......................................... 318

Bearer Cheque.............................................. 55

behalf of

—Cheque issued on ~ husband—

Scope ...................................................... 450

—Complaint on ~ Company—Power

of Attorney holder—Chairman of

the Board of Director—Scope. ............... 705

—Complaint on ~ Company—Power

of Attorney.............................................. 701

Belated

Applications. .............................................. 925

—Complaint .............................................. 770

Beneficiary of

—Proceeding—Quashing of—

Harass—~ loan ....................................... 196

—Proceedings for—~ loan ........................ 995

Benefit of

—Presumption—Bare denial of—~

shifting the onus of proving. ................... 196

bifurcated of



Court falling ~ Principal Seat at

Jodhpur—Appeal not maintainable


Bill of

—Post dated cheque—Deemed to be a

~ Exchange—Becomes a cheque............ 395

Blank Cheque.................................................57

—Cannot be treated as bill of

exchange—Becomes a “cheque”

filling the blanks........................................60

—Given as Security......................................63

—Issuance of—Liability of drawer—

Excess amount filled—Breach of

trust—Scope..............................................68

Board of

—Complaint on behalf of Company—

Power of Attorney holder—

Chairman of the ~ Director—Scope. .......705

—Accounts.................................................954

—Relevance of ~ Account in

Proceeding under section 138 of NI

Act...........................................................958

—When ~ Accounts are not Produced,

Adverse Inference would be Drawn ........955

bouncing of

—Managing Director—Not liable by

virtue of his status and designation

only—Role in issue and ~ cheque. ..........554

burden of

—Legally enforceable debt—Early ~

proof........................................................396

—Offence by partnership firm—Not

partners—~ proof ....................................493

—Proof & Presumptions under

Negotiable Instruments Act.....................216

—Proof.......................................................210

—Proof—Chapter - VII..............................209

—Proving Material Alteration....................594

—Stop payment cheques—

Presumption—~ rebuttal—Scope............112

—The Nature of ~ Proof on Accused .........220

business

—Complaint—Money lending ~—Not

debaring...................................................660

—Contractual relationship—No ~ or

commercial or mercantile relation

between the parties—Scope. ...................407

—Money lending ~—Not debaring............376

C

Calculation

—Limitation—~—Date of first

demand—Hoping get honoured—

sufficient cause—Re-present—

Scope.....................................................1084

Case of

—cheating also registered under Secs.


420, 452 IPC preceded—Scope .... 633, 1065

—Jurisdiction in ~ Cheques Drawn on

Foreign Banks....................................... 1113

Cause of

—Action Arises Only Once ....................... 155

—action—Accural of—Successive—

Demand notice—Scope .......................... 317

—Action—Arises—When and how

much ....................................................... 158

—Action—Chapter - V.............................. 151

—action—Subsequent transaction—

Scope ...................................................... 161

—Complaint filed within date of ~

action—Mixed question of law—

Cannot be adjudicated under Sec.

482 Cr.P.C. ............................................. 652

—Complaint—~ action—Arises first

notice is issued—Subsequent

notice—Scope......................................... 807

—Mere Dishonour does not Provide ~

Action ..................................................... 153

—More than one cheque—Combining

~ action for holding single trial—

Separate trials permissible. ..................... 163

—No Second ~ Action............................... 159

—Second/subsequent Notice Will Not

Furnish New ~ Action............................. 312


Transaction—~ action........................... 1135

—Territoriality of criminal Courts—

“~ action”—Relevant for

determination. ............................... 161, 1124

Certificate of

—Posting ................................................... 341

Certificate

—Electronic record—~—Scope ................ 573

Certification

—Electronic record—~ under Sec. 65-

B ............................................................. 571

Chairman of


Power of Attorney holder—~ the

Board of Director—Scope. ..................... 705

Change of

—Signature—Acquittal—Validity ............ 980

—Offence by Companies—In ~ and

responsible—Averment. ......................... 758

Cheque ........................................................... 52

—Drawer, Etc.—Chapter - II....................... 51

—The Bank in which the ~ has to be

Presented in Six Months ........................... 92

Cheque Amount

—Demand of Larger Amount than ~..........325

cheque on date

—Post dated Cheque—Become, ~

mention on cheque—Six months

[now three months] reckoned from

said date.....................................................75

Cheque presented

—as many times as possible—After

issuance of statutory notice—Not

permissible. ...............................................92

Cheques deposited

—for second time—Once notice was

given, limitation started running............1086

Choice of

—Offence by Company—~ person to

represent—Scope ....................................659

Civil court

—not for any consideration—Relevant

for criminal court—Scope. ......................402

Civil liability

—Guarantee—~—Scope............................406

Civil remedy

—Dues toward purchase—~—Scope.........406

Civil suit


Scope.......................................................409

clause

—Territorial jurisdiction—Agreement

~ ............................................................1128

—The Non-obstante ~ ..................................35

Closure of

—Account ............................................32, 126

—evidence from both sides—De novo

trial—Scope ............................................896

Clubbing of

—cases together—Recording of

common evidence and delivering of

common judgment—Scope. ....................640

cogent evidence

—Presumption under Sec. 139—

Discharged by ~—Relying upon

presumption—Scope. ..............................181

Cognisance of

—Taking ~ Offence under section 138

of NI Act. ................................................828

Cognisance ...................................................822

—Limitation Pertains to Filing and not

to Taking ~ ............................................1088

—Magistrate Need Not state

Expressly that ~ is Taken. .......................832


—Taken of Offence and Not

Offender.................................................. 827

—The Accused has no Right of

Audience before Taking ~. ..................... 833

—When ~ Wrongly Taken......................... 833

Cognizance

—Evidence on affidavit—~ by

Magistrate on such affidavit—

Scope. ..................................................... 902

Cognizance of

—Complaint—~ offence—

Premature—Scope. ................................. 835

—Complaint—~ offence—When

taken. ...................................................... 814

—complaint—Not assume status of

accused—Power of Magistrate. .............. 828

—offence—Cross-examination—

Scope .................................................... 1065

—offence—Statement of

complainant—Not recorded—Scope ...... 836

Commission of

—Territorial jurisdiction—Return of

cheque by drawee bank—~ offence...... 1118

committed

Complaint—Cognizance on basis of

affidavit filed—No illegality ~. .............. 813

Company

—Liability of a ~ & its Directors ............... 495

—Liability—~—Personal capacity

and not by company —Scope. ................ 512

—Offence by ~—Choice of person to

represent—Scope.................................... 553

—Offence by ~—No intention not to

make payment—Scope. .......................... 560

—Proceedings against ~—Winding up

of company—Scope................................ 554

—Prosecution by ~ .................................... 708

—Representative—Authorisation—

Scope ...................................................... 702

—Substitution of Complainant when

De Facto Complainant is ~ ................... 1063

Comparison of

—handwriting—Power of Court—

Comparison made by Judge

himself—Scope....................................... 986

—signature—Forensic laboratory for

expert opinion—Adopting delay

tactics—Scope. ....................................... 984

Comparison

—Whether Court can Make the ~

under Section 73 of IE Act...................... 971

Compensation ............................................1209

—for Making Frivolous Complaint. ...........642

—Order As to Costs or ~ for Unjust

Accusation.............................................1030

—Power of Judicial Magistrate Class-

I—Special provision..............................1225

—Provisions of Section 29 CrPC—

Not applicable to ~. ...............................1214

—Sentence—~—Not paid—Default

term of imprisonment—Scope ..............1176

—Sentence—Insufficient, inadequate

or illegal—Substantive sentence—~ .....1177

—Separate from fine ................................1225

Competent

—Power of Attorney holder—~

enough to lodge complaint or

initiate legal proceeding. .........................690

Complainant.................................................663

—Complaint Not Signed by ~ ....................721

—Complaint—Examination of ~ on

oath—Affidavits tendered at pre-

summoning stage, can be accepted..........668

—Conviction—Sentence of fine—

Second Appeal by ~ ..............................1175

—Cross-examination of~—Envisaged

under Sec. 145.........................................667

—Examination of De facto ~......................694

—Legally recoverable liability—~ to

give an opportunity to produce

document—Scope ...................................366

—Presumption under Sec. 139—~ a

HUF/Hindu undivided Family—

Scope.......................................................183

—Presumption under Sec. 139—Not

Rebutted—Onus not shifted to ~.............184

—Presumption—Burden is upon ~ ............171

—Rebutted presumption by accused—

Burden shifted on ~ to establish

debt..........................................................205

—Sale transaction between accused

and ~—Proof...........................................470

—too is entitled to Speedy Trial.................909

—Transaction between ~ and

accused—Proof .......................................197

Complaint of

—an Offence under section 138 NI

Act...........................................................630

Complaint.....................................................619

—Account closed—When not

maintainable ............................................661

—Against the drawer only—Scope ....391, 626


—Against wife—No averment against

wife—Scope ........................................... 467

—and Preliminary Evidence Should

Both be Considered for Issuing

Process.................................................... 854

—Another account holder—

Maintainability.......................... 86, 468, 643

—Application for quashing of—

Dismissed ............................................... 648

—Averment not made—

Maintainability........................................ 488

—Bar of limitation is mandatory—

Second complaint was filed beyond

period of limitation—Scope.................. 1086

—Barred by Limitation............................ 1093

—Cannot Be Dismissed for Non-

Appearance of Complainant on a

Single Day. ........................................... 1044

—Carrying out Amendment in the ~.......... 718

—Cause of action—Arises first notice

is issued—Subsequent notice—

Scope. ..................................................... 807

—Chapter - XV.......................................... 614

—Cognizance of offence—

Premature—Scope. ................................. 835

—Cognizance of offence—When

taken. ...................................................... 814

Computation of the Period of

Limitation for Filing ~ ........................... 1087

—Condonation of Delay in Filing the

~............................................................ 1099

—Counter-~ ............................................... 785

—Counter blast—Scope ............................ 189

—Deed of Power of Attorney—Not

Being Filed with ~. ................................. 693

—Delay in filing—Dismissal..................... 783

—Delay in loading ~—Condonation

of—Trial is over—Case is for

arguments on merits—Scope. ................. 785

—Delay of 110 days in filing—Satisfy

court regarding sufficient case—

Empty formality—Scope. ....................... 783

—Delay—Condonation of—

Opportunity of hearing given—

Scope. ..................................................... 784

—Dismissal of—Loan and interest

details not mentioned—Scope ................ 654

—Dismissal of—Non-appearance of


—Dismiss—Guarantee—Civil

liability—Scope ...................................... 649

—Failure of the Complainant to Sign

the ~. .......................................................641

—Filed before expiry of 15 days—

File fresh complaint —Scope. ......770 , 1082

—filed under Section 138 after

Section 420, Penal Code—Validity.........633

—Filing of—Limitation—Period of

30 days after completion of 15

days—Scope..........................................1093

—Filing of—Limitation—Second

notice—Scope ...............................808, 1086

—Filing, Return & Re-Presentation

etc. of ~ ...................................................714

—First notice not received by

accused—Second notice received by

him—Maintainability. .............................808

—General Power of Attorney—Scope .......689

—Government Company—Public

Servant. ...................................................704

—holder in due course—

Maintainability ........................................644

—Holding of an enquiry by police—

Not the rule of law—Provisions of

Sec. 202 is not applicable. .......................811

—Improper Dismissal of ~. ......................1047

—in writing—Giving to police and

registering case—Scope. .........................630

—Infraction of mandatory provision

of Sec. 202(1) of CrPC—Scope ..............806

—is a substantive Document ......................714

—is Not Petition.......................................1102

—Issuance of process—Provisions of

Sec. 200 of Cr.P.C. would apply. ............814

—Jurisdiction of Court—Explained ...........802

—Legal heirs/LRs of payee—After

one month of his death—Scope...............812

—Legally recoverable debt. .......................643

—Limitation for filing—Non-delivery

of acknowledge-ment card—Scope.........796

—Limitation Pertains to Filing of ~ .........1087

—Limitation—~—Not maintainable..........792

—Limitation—Computation. .....................794

—Limitation—February month................1092

—Locus standi—holder in due

course—Scope.........................................645

—Material alteration/Amendment—


—Meaning..................................................620

—Must be signed and verified—

Special power of attorney holder—

Scope...............................................688, 835


—Must Disclose the Offence. .................... 621


Last opportunity—Dismissal of

application under Sec. 256—Scope. ....... 655


Scope ...................................................... 805

—Offence by Company—~ against

Managing Director alone—

Maintainability........................................ 702

—Offence by company—No

allegation either in ~ or in

affidavit—None of cheques was

signed by him—Scope. ........................... 759

—Payment Made Subsequent to

Institution of ~ ........................................ 580

—Place of filing complaint ........................ 805

—Pleadings in ~ are a Must ....................... 730

—Pleadings in ~......................................... 726

—Pleadings Need Not Reproduce

Ingredients Verbatim in ~ ....................... 735

—Presentation of ~ .................................... 714

—Private ~ Should Not Become an

Instrument of Vendetta. .......................... 626

—Proceedings for—Words other

proceedings of whatever nature in

Sec. 5(4) of SARFAESI Act are

wide enough............................................ 729

—Proprietary concern—Power of

attorney—Scope ..................................... 450

—Quashing of—Accused ready to pay

amount & compentation—Scope............ 797

—Quashing of—Beneficiary and

guarantor—Scope. .................................. 648

—Return & Re-presentation of ~ ............... 716

—Statutory notice—Amount not

repaid—Scope......................................... 806

—Territorial jurisdiction—~—

Dismissed—As no witness was

examined—Scope ................................. 1114

—Territorial jurisdiction—~—Return

of........................................................... 1114

—Territorial jurisdiction—Place of

filing complaint..................................... 1128

—Territorial jurisdiction—Scope .............. 805

—The ~ Not Filed in Proper Forum......... 1096

—Transfer inter State—Power of ............ 1029

—Transfer of—Scope. ............................... 803

—under Sec. 138—Registration of—

Duty of trial Court—Proper

verification—Stated. ............................... 826

—under—Jurisdiction of court—

Determination..........................................802

—When Dismissal of ~ Justified. .............1042

—Whether a ~ is a Petition.........................643

completion of

—Complaint—Filing of—

Limitation—Period of 30 days after

~ 15 days—Scope..........................796 ,1093

Compound of

—Stage of.................................................1228

Compounding of

—Before Supreme Court. ...........................998

—offence—By Victim alone....................1008

—offence—Complainant not willing

to compromise—Scope. ........................1007

—offence—Conviction and

sentence—Revision petition—Scope ....1228

—offence—Cost—Imposition of—

Scheme for ............................................1012

—offence—Effect ..........................1005, 1226

—offence—Late stage of

proceedings—Impose graded

costs—Scope. ........................................1000

—offence—NI Act is silent—

Provisions of CrP Code—Scope. ..........1006

—offence—Quashing of proceeding........1007

—offence—Scope of Sec. 320 CrPC........1012

—Scheme under Companies Act—

Applicability of .....................................1009

Compounding

—the Offence at Revisional Stage............1000

Compromise

—Acceptability. .........................................997

—Compounding & ~..................................995

–—Deposit of part of amount—

Criminal complaint cannot be

quashed. ..................................................651

—Direction to execute—

Permissibility.........................................1012

—Offence compoundable—Stage. ...........1008

Computation of

—Complaint—Filing of—Period of

one month—~—Expression the date

of receipt of the said notice. ....................795

—Limitation When Notice is Refused......1079

—Limitation .............................................1089

—Notice—Period of limitation—~. .........1080

—Notice—Statutory period of 15

days—~ ...................................................770

—Period of one month—~—

Expression the date of receipt of the

said notice. ..............................................288


—Period of Six Months ............................... 96

—the Period of Limitation for Filing

Complaint ............................................. 1087

Condition

—Suspension of sentence—~—Fine

& Compensation—Scope ..................... 1175

conditions of

—Bail—Violation of ~ bail bond—

Subsequent occasions—Scope.............. 1067

Condonation of

—Complaint—Delay—~—

Opportunity of hearing given—

Scope. ..................................................... 784

—Delay in Filing Complaint........... 779, 1099

—Delay in loading complaint—~—

Trial is over—Case is for arguments

on merits—Scope.................................... 785

—Delay of one day—~—Absence of

explanation—Scope for Magistrate. ....... 783

—delay—Curable defect—

Automatically without consider—

Scope. ..................................................... 778

Condone Delay

—Applicability of Section 5 of

Limitation Act to ~ in Filing

Complaint. .............................................. 773

Consideration of

—Identity of signature—Evidence as

to—~....................................................... 987

—The Liability of the Drawer for

Dishonour of Cheque issued in ~

Hire-Purchase Agreement....................... 422

Consideration .............................................. 399

—Cheques drawn for ~—Presumption

as to......................................................... 228

—Legally enforceable debt—

Presumption—~—Scope ........................ 191

Consolidated

—Notice............................................. 265, 320

constitute offence

—Ingredients required to be fulfilled

to ~ stated................................................ 831

Constitutionality of

—~ Amendments ........................................... 9

Contents of

—Demand Notice to be Proved. ................ 263

Conviction

—Accused died—Position of Legal

representatives ...................................... 1231

—and sentence—Legislative

intention. ......................................... 49, 1146

—and Sentence—Presumption under

Sec. 139—Rebute....................................208

—and sentence—Sentence Reduced—

Maintainability ......................................1173

—Appeal to suspend sentence till

disposal of appeal—Condition

imposed—Scope ...................................1167

—Effect of Compromise Subsequent

to ~. .......................................................1004


Failed—~ ................................................202

—Sentence of fine—Second Appeal

by complainant ......................................1175

—Sentence, fine and compensation

imposed—Appeal—Scope. ...................1177

—Sentence—Opportunity of

hearing—Scope. ....................................1177

—Setting aside of—Appeal against—

Scope of.................................................1178

—Settled matter—Civil in nature.............1231

—Validity...................................................562

—Validity—Merely on

presumption—Scope .............................1176

—Validity—Scope. ..................................1171

Cost

—Compounding of offence—~—

Imposition of—Scheme for ...................1012

Countermanding

—Payment..................................................143

Court Having

—Filing in ~ No Territorial

Jurisdiction ............................................1111

Court Having

—Filing in the ~ Jurisdiction over the

Place where Money has to be Paid ........1110

Criminal

—and civil proceedings—Distinction

between .................................................1069

—Nature of Proof in ~ Trials .....................214

Criminal Court

—cannot Review or Revise its own

Order .......................................................603

—Civil court not for any

consideration—Relevant for ~—

Scope.......................................................402

—Territoriality of ~—“cause of

action”—Relevant for

determination.........................................1124

Criminal Proceedings

—Civil Rules of Pleadings per se are

Inapplicable in ~......................................728


—Not quashing of...................................... 442

—Quashing of—No any legally

enforceable debt or other liability—

Scope. ........................................... 563, 1025

—Quashing of—Scope. ........................... 1024

—under section 138 of NI Act cannot

be Stayed .............................................. 1018

—Chapter - XVI ........................................ 815

—No Vicarious Liability in ~ .................... 454

Cross-examination of

—complainant—Envisaged under Sec.

145 .......................................................... 667

—complainant—Scope ............................ 1066

—Evidence on affidavit—

Examination to facts contained in

affidavit—~ deponent—Not for

examination-in-chief. .............................. 901

Cross-examination

—Cognizance of offence—~—Scope...... 1065

D

date of

—Complaint filed within ~ cause of

action—Mixed question of law—

Cannot be adjudicated under Sec.

482 Cr.P.C. ............................................. 652


one month—Computation of—

Expression the ~ receipt of the said

notice. ..................................................... 795

—Limitation Would Run from the ~

Service of First Notice. ......................... 1092

—Limitation—~ information—

Excluded while computing period of

limitation....................................... 794, 1081

—Limitation—Calculation—~ first

demand—Hoping get honoured—

sufficient cause—Re-present—

Scope. ................................................... 1084

—No Pleadings as to ~ Issue of Notice...... 754

—Notice of demand—~ service on

accused. .................................................. 270

—Notice—Service of—Disclose ~—

Stage. ...................................................... 305

—Period of one month—Computation

of—Expression the ~ receipt of the

said notice. .............................................. 288

dated cheque

—Post ~—Deemed to be a Bill of

Exchange—Becomes a cheque ............... 395

Dates

—Alteration—~—Maintainability............. 594

Day of

—When the Last ~ Limitation is a

Holiday..................................................1095

—Non–Issuance of Notice within the

Period of 30 ~ Intimation of

Dishonour................................................263

—Notice of demand—Limitation—

within 15/fifteen ~ receipt of

information............................................1081

Death of

—Complainant .........................................1052

Debt or liability

—Payment against cheque

countermanded by drawer—Scope..........388

Debt...............................................................403

Deed of

—Power of Attorney—Not Being

Filed with Complaint...............................693

Deemed Receipt. ..........................................280

Default of

—Sentence in ~ Payment of

Compensation........................................1216

Defect

—as to Cheque Amount .............................319

Defective Notice ...........................................318

Defective

—Notice without Particulars is ~. ..............321

Defects

—in the Complaint .....................................725

defence evidence...........................................930

—Rebuttal of presumption—Not by

reasonable or plausible

explanation—Only by adducing ~...........188

Delay in filing

—Complaint—~—Dismissal. ....................783

Delay of

—one day—Condonation of—

Absence of explanation—Scope for

Magistrate................................................783

delivering of

—Clubbing of cases together—

Recording of common evidence and

~ common judgment—Scope. .................640

Demand notice

—Limitation ...............................................263

—Pro note amount—Not bounced

cheque amount—Scope...........................322

—Sending on time—Such compliance

was sine qua non for lodging

complaint.................................................268

—Typographical mistake in amount—

Correct in rejoinder notice—Scope .........601


Demand of

—Different Amount................................... 330

—Larger Amount than Cheque

Amount ................................................... 325

—Lesser Amount....................................... 332

Demand Warrant .......................................... 55

Demand

Notice......................................................... 256

Demanding of

—Framing of Charge—~ money given

on loan—Legality. .................................. 262

denial of

—Presumption—Bare ~—Benefit of

shifting the onus of proving. ................... 196

Deposit of

—Compromise—~ part of amount—

Criminal complaint cannot be

quashed. .................................................. 651

Determination of

—Age of the ink—~—Central

Forensic Science Laboratory................... 978

Determination of

—Limitation—15 days—~—From

communication to collecting bank—

Scope .................................................... 1083

Determination

—Complaint under—Jurisdiction of

court—~.................................................. 802

—Territoriality of criminal Courts—

“cause of action”—Relevant for ~. ......... 161

Difference of

—ink—Scope............................................. 595

Different

—The Validity of Notice Claiming

Larger, Lesser and ~ Amount ................. 323

Dilatory Tactic

—When Plea for Calling Handwriting

Expert Regarded as ~. ............................. 969

Director

—Managing Director—Prefix

Managing to the word ~ . ....................... 552

Directors of

—Offence by company—Individual

Notice—Issuance to ~ Company—

Scope ...................................................... 355

Directors

—Whether Notice Should be Issued to

All Partners & ~...................................... 308

Discharge of

—Lease agreement—Not security

deposit—~ liability of security—

Scope.......................................................397

—Legally recoverable debt/liability—

~—Scope.................................................195

—Liability by Payment ..............................581

—Liability—Chapter - XI ..........................577

—liability—Rebuttal—Burden to

prove—Whom.........................................207

—Private complaint—~ accused—

Validity ...................................................629

—Security Cheque or Cheque in ~

debt—Scope ............................................192

Discharged

—Presumption under Sec. 139—~ by

cogent evidence—Relying upon

presumption—Scope. ..............................181

Disclose of

—Necessary facts—~—Person liable. .......557

dishonest drawer

—Opportunity to pay up amount—

Chance even to ~—Is unique to Sec.

138—Scope...............................................87

Dishonour of

—cheque—Both Sections 26 & 138—

Construed harmoniously....................48, 150

—cheque—Minor—Criminally

liable—Scope ............................................48

—cheque—Plea of interest—Scope ...115, 388

—Demand notice—Factum of ~

cheque communicated to accused—

Requirements of law......................262, 1084

—Liability for ~ Cheques...........................123

—Liability of Drawer for ~ Cheque

issued as Security ....................................428

—Mediation failed—Proceeding for ~

cheque—Scope........................................810

—Second ~ cheque—Prosecution of..........149

—Single Complaint for ~ Multiple

Cheques...................................................634

—Stopping of payment and ~

cheque—Two different things—

Scope.......................................................113

—The Liability of the Drawer for ~

Cheque issued in Consideration of

Hire-Purchase Agreement .......................422

Dishonour .....................................................101

—Chapter - IV............................................100

—Mere ~ does not Provide Cause of

Action......................................................153

—Reasons for ~............................................32

Dishonoured Cheque

—Mistake as to the Number of ~ ...............596


Dishonoured

—Mentioning Wrong Number of ~

Cheque in Pleading ................................. 753

Dismiss

—Complaint—~—Guarantee—Civil

liability—Scope ...................................... 649

Dismissal of

—Absence of complainant—

Explained reasons—~ complaint—

Scope. ..................................................... 657

—Complaint ............................................ 1039

—Complaint—~—Loan and interest

details not mentioned—Scope ................ 654

—Complaint—~—Non-appearance of


—Complaint—Absence of

complainant—Adjournment—~ ............. 658

—Complaint—Non-appearance of

complainant—Last opportunity—~


—Complaint—Rejection/ ~ ....................... 652

—Improper ~ Complaint.......................... 1047

—Magistrate Cannot Set Aside Earlier

Order of ~ Complaint............................ 1051

—When ~ Complaint Justified................. 1042

Dismissal

—Application for quashing of—~ ........... 1043

—Civil proceedings—~—Criminal

proceedings under NI Act—Scope

of........................................................... 1069

—Complaint Cannot Be ~ for Non-

Appearance of Complainant on a

Single Day. ........................................... 1044

—Complaint—Application for

quashing of—~ ....................................... 648

—Complaint—Delay in filing—~. ............ 783

—Revision Against ~ will not Lie ........... 1041


Complaint—~—As no witness was

examined—Scope ................................. 1114

Dispatched

—Notice—Required to prove—~ by

Registered Post at correct address—

Scope. ..................................................... 304

Dispensed

—Even Fist Appearance May be ~

with ......................................................... 943

disposal of

—Conviction—Appeal to suspend

sentence till ~ appeal—Condition

imposed—Scope................................... 1167

Disposal of

—Digital Video Recorder—~ ....................574

Disputed

—Guarantor—Security—~ matter—

Decided in trial—Cannot be

quashed. ..................................................469

Distinction

—Criminal and civil proceedings—~

between ...............................................48, 99

Document

—Complaint is a substantive ~...................714

Drawer Liable. .............................................435

drawer of

—Complaint—Proceedings for—Not

~ cheque—Cannot be sustained. .............646

—Liability to pay—Only ~ cheque ............390

—Proceedings for—Against not ~

cheque—Cannot be sustained..................391

Drawer

—Cheque, ~ , Etc.—Chapter - II..................51

—Criminal Liability of the ~ under

section 138 of NI Act ..............................241

—Not Liable...............................................429

due course

—“Holder in ~ ”—Requirements. ..............645

—“Holder in ~”—Requirements are to

be satisfied.................................................86

—Complaint—holder in ~ —


—Complaint—Locus standi—holder

in ~ —Scope............................................645

—Holder in ~—Who is? ............................644

—Holder in.................................................~77

Duty of

—Complaint under Sec. 138—

Registration of—~ trial Court—

Proper verification—Stated.............624, 826

E

Effect of

—Amendments.........................................1094

—Composition & Settlement on

Sentence ................................................1158

—Compromise Subsequent to

Conviction.............................................1004

—Errors & Mistakes etc. in Pleadings,

etc.—Chapter - XIII ................................596

—Non-registration of Firm.........................710

—The ~ Admission of Signature—

Chapter - XIV..........................................604

—The ~ Material Alteration .......................588


Electronic Crimes

—Electronic communications—

Investigation ........................................... 574

Electronic

—data—Retrieving data from huge

server ...................................................... 574

'e-mail'

—What is ? ................................................ 570

Employee of

—a Proprietary Concern cannot be

held Vicariously Liable........................... 444

Enactment of

—Proviso—Added—~................................. 38

—List of Witnesses Before Issue of

Process.................................................... 864

Endorsement

—Liability—~—Interlocutory

application—Scope................................. 390

—Proceedings for—Financier—~—

holder in due course'—Scope.................. 390

enforceable debt

—Legally ~—Advance payment—

Scope ...................................................... 193

—Legally ~—Scope .................................. 190

—Legally ~—Threat and force—

Scope ...................................................... 192

—Security Cheque—Not make out—

Not Legally ~—Acquittal. ...................... 429

Enforceable Liability .................................. 361

Enforceable

—Liability—When Not Made Out. ........... 384

Enquiry

—Accused persons residing outside


against them—Question of—~. .............. 859

establish debt

—Rebutted presumption by accused—

Burden shifted on complainant to ~. ....... 205

evasion of

—Notice—Service—Deliberate ~

receipt. .................................................... 305

—Wilful ~ Service. .................................... 284

Evidence of

—Admissibility of ~ Handwriting

Expert. .................................................... 960

—Affidavit—~ complainant—heard

and recorded by Court—Scope............... 888

—The Relevance of ~ Hand Writing

Expert ..................................................... 960

Evidence on affidavit

—Cross-examination to facts stated in

affidavit—First depose in

examination-in-chief—Scope of

Sec. 145(2). .............................................899

Evidence on affidavit

—Examination to facts contained in

affidavit—Cross-examination of

deponent—Not for examination-in-

chief.........................................................901

Evidence

—Adduction of Additional ~ under

section 391 Cr.P.C...................................927

—on affidavit—Cognizance by

Magistrate on such affidavit—

Scope.......................................................902

—Pleadings and Preliminary ~ Must

Be Looked into........................................737

—through affidavit—Offences under

Sec. 420 of Penal Code—

Applicability of. ......................................894

Examination of

—Accused under section 313 Cr.P.C.

may be Dispensed with. ..........................950

—Adduction of Additional Evidence

and ~ Additional Witness etc. .................922

—Affidavit—~ complainant—Scope.........889

—complainant—Not an empty

formality—Obligation of Magistrate

to examine—Scope. ................................897

—Complaint—~ complainant on

oath—Affidavits tendered at pre-

summoning stage, can be accepted..........668

—De facto Complainant.............................694

—witnesses—Powers of Magistrate—

Examination under Sec. 200—

Enquiry under Sec. 202—Scope..............931

examination-in-chief

—Evidence on affidavit—Cross-

examination to facts stated in

affidavit—First depose in~ —Scope

of Sec. 145(2). .........................................899

—Evidence on affidavit—

Examination to facts contained in

affidavit—Cross-examination of

deponent—Not for ~. ..............................901

Excise duty

—No liability towards excise duty—

Legal liability—Scope.............................392

Excluded

—Limitation—Date of information—

~ while computing period of

limitation. ................................................794


Execution of —cheque—Proof of—Signed blank

cheque leaf—Contained Signature—

Scope ................................................ 88, 392 —Legally enforceable debt—~—Main

pre-conditions required. .......................... 194 —Legally enforceable debt—~—

Scope. ..................................................... 365 —sentence—Exemption from—

Judgment of conviction was pronounced in absence............................ 953

—Statutory notice—Not respond by accused—Denying ~ cheque—

Scope ...................................................... 268

Expeditious Trial......................................... 903

expert opinion —Handwriting ~—Obtained report—

Thereafter private handwriting expert—Scope......................................... 985

expiry of —Cheque presented after ~ six

months—Scope......................................... 95 —Complaint—Filed before ~ 15

days—File fresh complaint —Scope. ........................................... 770, 1082

Explained —Complaint—Jurisdiction of Court—

~.............................................................. 802 —Rebuttal of presumption—Not by

reasonable or plausible ~—Only by adducing defence evidence. .................... 188

—Rebuttal—An explanation alone—Must be proved that ~ is true. ................. 206

Expression —“presentation to Bank”—Only

drawee Bank—Payees Bank—Scope. ............................................. 98, 1135

—other association of individuals'

employed in S. 141—Meaning and connotation ............................................... 46

—shall be presumed—Means presumption of law. ................................ 170

Extended —Limitation—Period of—~ by

litigant—Cheque presented second time. ...................................................... 1085

Extension of —Limitation ............................................ 1095

F

Factum of

—Demand notice—~ dishonour of

cheque communicated to accused—

Requirements of law. .................... 262, 1084

Fail for

—Prosecution would ~ Non-

Arraingment of All Accused. ..................993

—Rebut initial presumption—~—

Acquittal—Validity.................................201

—Rebut initial presumption—~—

Conviction...............................................202

Failure of

—the Complainant to Sign the

Complaint................................................641

Failure

—to Make Payment....................................578

—to Sign Notice.........................................599

Fair trial

—Right to—Affidavit—Not violate

right of accused to fair trial .....................892

favour of


Applicable in ~ a holder—Scope.............184

Filing Complaint

—Applicability of Section 5 of

Limitation Act to Condone Delay in

~. .............................................................773

—Condonation of Delay in ~. ....................779

Filing of

—Cheque alteration—~ cheque with

another pen & different writing—

Scope.......................................................662

—Complaint—~—Limitation—Period

of 30 days after completion of 15

days—Scope.

......................................................796, 1093

—Complaint—~—Limitation—

Second notice—Scope...................808, 1086

—Complaint—~—Period of one

month—Computation of—


said notice. ..............................................795

—Dishonour for ~ Suit...............................149

—Limitation Pertains to ~ Complaint ......1087

—Material alteration—~ cheque with

another pen & different writing—

Scope.................................................63, 595

Filing, Return

—& Re-Presentation etc. of

Complaint................................................714

Filling of

—Material alteration—~ date &

Amount—Scope......................................595

—The ~ a Blank Cheque would avoid

Liability...................................................609


Financier

—Proceedings for—~—

Endorsement—holder in due

course'—Scope ....................................... 390

Fine

—Further sum in lieu of Sentence—

Beyond twice the amount of

cheque—Exceeded—Scope.................. 1225

—Reduction of......................................... 1226

—Twice the cheque—Scope.................... 1226

FIR

—Lost—No "Stop payment"

instruction—No ~—Scope...................... 208

Firm

—Acquittal—Validity—~ ......................... 490

—Liability of ~ and Its Partners................. 477

—Offence by ~—Cheque in question

was neither issued nor signed by

petitioner—Scope. .................................. 494

—Offence by ~—Partner is only

vicariously liable..................................... 489

First Notice

—Limitation Would Run from the

Date of Service of ~. ............................. 1092

Flea-Bite

—Imposition of ~ Sentence ..................... 1155

forged document

—Cheque was ~—No defence that

loan was not taken—Scope..................... 122

Fradulent

—Complaint .............................................. 726

Framing of

—Charge and Discharge ............................ 875

—Charge—Demanding of money

given on loan—Legality. ........................ 262

—No Formal ~ Charge in Summons-

Case ........................................................ 874

Fraud

—FSL opinion—Over-written

amount—~—Scope. ............................... 987

Freezing of

—Bank Account ........................................ 147

Friendly loan

—Certain payments made there

under—Scope ......................................... 396

Fundamental

—Right to Speedy Trial is a ~ Right.......... 903

G

General Clauses

—Section 27 of ~ Act. ............................... 276

Grant of

—Anticipatory bail—~—Prayer for.........1068

—Bail—~.................................................1067

—Bail—Not ~ ..........................................1068

guarantee of

—Security—Guarantor—Towards ~

payment—Scope. ............................407, 442

Guarantor

—Security—Disputed matter—

Decided in trial—Cannot be

quashed. ..................................................469

—Application for—~—Rejection of ..........974

—Different writing—Scope .......................978

—Holder may fill cheque—Scope..............978

—opinion—Obtained report—

Thereafter private handwriting

expert—Scope. ........................................985

—When Plea for Calling ~ Regarded

as Dilatory Tactic. ...................................969

H

handwriting

—Comparison of ~—Power of

Court—Comparison made by Judge

himself—Scope. ......................................986

—Opinion on ~—Scope .............................981

Having Jurisdiction

—Filing in the Court ~ over the Place

where Money has to be Paid..................1110

Hearing of

—Trial—~ argument—Last Chance ..........871

Heirs of

—Liability of Legal ~ Drawer....................561

Holding of

—Complaint—~ an enquiry by

police—Not the rule of law—

Provisions of Sec. 202 is not

applicable. ...............................................811

I

Identity of

—signature—Evidence as to—

Consideration of ......................................987

Impleadment of

—Joinder & ~ Parties .................................988

—New Accused..........................................994

—Whether Director can be Prosecuted

without ~ Company ? ..............................515

Imposition of

—Compounding of offence—Cost—

~—Scheme for ......................................1012


—Flea-Bite Sentence ............................... 1155

Inadequacy of

—Sentence............................................... 1202

—Sentence—~—Revision petition—

Maintainability...................................... 1148

Independently

—Partnership firm can be

prosecuted—~ and without its

partners—With aid of Sec. 141............... 493

Individually prosecuting

—Managing Director—Signed and

issued the cheque—Scope....................... 523

Infraction of

—Complaint—~ mandatory provision

of Sec. 202(1) of CrPC—Scope.............. 806

Ingredients of

—offence under section 138—Stated. ......... 50

Ingredients required

—to be fulfilled to constitute offence,

stated....................................................... 831

Insolvent

—The Liability of an ~ .............................. 474

Inspection of

—Trial—~ documents—Right of

accused—Scope.................................... 1066

instead of

—Receiving sworn affidavits from

complainant ~ recording sworn

statement—Scope. .................................. 898

—Summons case procedure—

Adoption of—~ summary trial—

Scope ...................................................... 844

Institution of

—Payment Made Subsequent to ~

Complaint ............................................... 580

instructions

—Rebut the presumption—Stop

payment ~ ............................................... 197

Instrument of

—Private Complaint Should Not

Become an ~ Vendetta. ........................... 626

Insufficiency of

—Cheque dishonoured for reasons

Other Than ~ Funds ................................ 117

—Lack of Averment as to ~ Funds ............ 757

Insurance claim

—Loan for vehicle—Vehicle was

stolen—~ not released—Scope............... 469

intention

—Conviction and sentence—

Legislative ~. ............................................ 49

Interest

—Pendente lite and Future Interest—

Awarding of—Commercial

Transaction..............................................389

—Warrant.....................................................53

Interpretation of

—Penal Statutes ...........................................24

—Section 138, NI Act. .................................29

Intimation of


Period of 30 Days of ~ Dishonour...........263

Introduction .....................................................2

Introductory

—Chapter - I...................................................1

Investigation

—Electronic Crimes—Electronic

communications—~ ................................574

—Electronic record—~ ..............................573

Issuance of

—Absent—Non-bailable warrant of

arrest—~—Validity.................................656

—Blank cheque—~—Liability of

drawer—Excess amount filled—

Breach of trust—Scope .............................68

—Cheque per se is not an offence—

Failed to comply with demand

made. .......................................................462

—Cheque presented as many times as

possible—After ~ statutory notice—

Not permissible. ......................................807

—Complaint—~ process—Provisions

of Sec. 200 of Cr.P.C. would apply. ........814

—Demand notice—~—Mandatory

and not mere formality. ...........................264

—Limitation for ~ Statutory Notice .........1078

—NBW to procure Attendance of

Accused...................................................944

—Process to Accused .................................850

—process—Rely upon affidavits—

Scope.......................................................894

—Process—Whether an Interlocutory

Order. ......................................................855

—Warrant of Arrest....................................862

Issue of


jurisdiction—~ process against

them—Question of—Enquiry. ................859

—Enclosure of List of Witnesses

Before ~ Process......................................864

—Limitation for ~ Notice.........................1078


issued the cheque

—Individually prosecuting—

Managing Director—Signed and

~—Scope. ............................................... 523

J

Joinder of

—charges—Distinct offence—

Separate charge—Tried separately ......... 990

Joint Account

—Criminal liability—Drawer alone

can be prosecuted—~—Wife—

Scope ...................................................... 466

Joint Trial .................................................... 916

Judgment of

—Execution of sentence—Exemption

from—~ conviction was pronounced

in absence. .............................................. 953

Jurisdiction of

—Complaint under—~ court—

Determination. ........................................ 802

—Complaint—~ Court—Explained .......... 802

Jurisdiction

—Territorial ~ of court—Material

event take place....................................... 802

K

Knowledge of

—Notice—Period of 30 days—~

return of cheque .................................... 1083

—Power of Attorney holder—No ~

the transaction—Scope ........................... 704

L

Lack of

—Averment as to Insufficiency of

Funds ...................................................... 757

—Averment as to Receipt of Notice .......... 753

Last opportunity


complainant—~—Dismissal of


Launching of

—prosecution—Susquently

approaching Civil Court—Scope. ......... 1070

law and fact

—Cognizance order—Quashing of—

Question of ~—Scope............................. 835

Legal liability

—Excise duty—No liability towards

excise duty—~—Scope .......................... 392

—Personal or individual liability—

Scope.......................................................409

Legal presumption

—Not rebutted—Subscriber to chit—

Scope.......................................................185

Legality

—Only sentence of fine—~......................1226

Legally enforceable

—debt—Advance payment—Scope...........391

Liability of

—a Company & its Directors .....................495

—a Guarantor.............................................451

—a Minor ...................................................472

—a Proprietary Concern.............................443

—Criminal ~ Drawer Not Attracted ...........248

—Criminal ~ the Drawer under

section 138 of NI Act ..............................241

—Criminal ~ the Drawer under the

Penal Code ..............................................229

—Directors .................................................504

—Directors—Mere statement in

complaint—Deeming fiction—

Scope.......................................................559

—Directors—Resignation—Cannot be

exonerated. ..............................................529

—Drawer for Dishonour of Cheque

issued as Security ....................................428

—Drawer—Chapter - X .............................257

—Firm and Its Partners ..............................477

—Hindu Undivided Family........................470

—Joint Account Holder..............................462


deposit—Discharge of ~ security—

Scope.......................................................397

—Legal Heirs of Drawer ............................561

—Mandate-Holder......................................458

—No ~ Company—Agreement—

Rebut presumption under Sec. 139..........559

—Nominated Directors ..............................530

—Partner or Director Should be

Specifically Averred................................738

—Partners...................................................480

—partners—Day to day affairs of firm.......489

—Retired Partners. .....................................486

—Retired/resigned Director .......................523

—The ~ an Insolvent ..................................474

—The ~ the Drawer for Dishonour of

Cheque issued in Consideration of

Hire-Purchase Agreement .......................422

—The ~ the Drawer Who Issued the

Cheque to Cover the Liability of

Another ...................................................451


—The Liability of the Drawer Who

Issued the Cheque to Cover the ~

Another ................................................... 451

—Vicarious ~ directors—aver as a

fact .......................................................... 557

—Whether quondam minor becoming

major can be ~ ........................................ 474

liability

—Another person—Vicarious ~—

Scope ...................................................... 469

—Company—Personal capacity and

not by company —Scope. ....................... 512

—Criminal ~—Chapter - VIII ................... 229

—Criminal ~—Drawer alone can be

prosecuted—Joint Account —

Wife—Scope .......................................... 466

—Criminal proceedings—Quashing

of—Legally enforceable debt or

other ~..................................................... 192


of—No any legally enforceable debt

or other ~—Scope................................... 563

—Discharge of ~ by Payment .................... 581

—Discharge of ~—Chapter - XI................ 577

—Endorsement—Interlocutory

application—Scope................................. 390

—Legally enforceable debt or ~—

Presumption as to—Onus of proving

presumed................................................. 190

—No Vicarious ~ in Criminal

Prosecution ............................................. 454

—Presumption—Not necessity to

prove Cheque against ~ for

appellant/Complainant—Scope .............. 170

—The Filling of a Blank Cheque

would avoid ~ ......................................... 609

—Vicarious ~—Deputy General

Manager—officer in default—

Scope. ..................................................... 555

Licence

—Money Lending Without ~..................... 372

lieu of

—Award of Compensation in ~

Substantive Sentence ............................ 1155

—Fine—Further sum in ~ Sentence—

Beyond twice the amount of

cheque—Exceeded—Scope.................. 1225

limitation started

—Cheques deposited for second

time—Once notice was given, ~

running.................................................. 1086

Limitation

—Chapter - XVII......................................1071

—Complaint—~—February month............657

—Complaint—Not maintainable................792

—Legal notice for demand—Within

thirty days................................................791

List of

—Enclosure of ~ Witnesses Before

Issue of Process .......................................864

loan

—Cheque was forged document—No

defence that ~ was not taken—

Scope.......................................................122

—for vehicle—Vehicle was stolen—

Insurance claim not released—

Scope.......................................................469

—Framing of Charge—Demanding of

money given on ~—Legality...................262

—Proceeding—Quashing of—

Harass—Beneficiary of ~ ........................196

lodging complaint

—Demand notice—Sending on

time—Such compliance was sine

qua non for ~ ...........................................268

M

Magistrate

—Cannot Set Aside Earlier Order of

Dismissal of Complaint .........................1051


assume status of accused—Power of

~. .............................................................828


of—Absence of explanation—Scope

for ~.........................................................783

—Need Not Pass a Detailed Order in

Summoning the Accused.........................853

—Need Not state Expressly that

Cognisance is Taken................................832

—recorded evidence—Transferred

from his office—Procedure of

summons trial. .......................................1029

—Review—~ cannot review his order

except under Sec. 362 of CrPC......834, 1202

—Successor ~ decided case—

Evidence not properly appreciated—

Scope.......................................................847

—Summons case or other mode

summary trial—~ at liberty to try............842

Maintainability of

—Complaint. ..............................................641


—Multiple cheques—Consolidated

single notice—A single complaint—

~.............................................................. 266

Maintainability

—Alteration—Dates—~ ............................ 594

—Another account holder—

Complaint—~. ........................................ 468

—Complaint—Another account

holder—~.......................................... 86, 643

—Complaint—Averment not made—

~.............................................................. 488

—Complaint—First notice not

received by accused—Second notice

received by him—~. ............................... 808

—Complaint—holder in due course—

~.............................................................. 644

—Complaint—Material

alteration/Amendment—~ ...................... 662

—Conviction and sentence—Sentence

Reduced—~.......................................... 1173

—Offence by Company—Complaint

against Managing Director alone—~...... 702

—Second complaint—~............................. 659

—Sentence—Inadequacy of—

Revision petition—~............................. 1148

maintainable




Seat at Jodhpur—Appeal not ~


Managing Director

—Individually prosecuting—~—

Signed and issued the cheque—

Scope. ..................................................... 523

Managing

—Director—Not liable by virtue of

his status and designation only—

Role in issue and bouncing of

cheque..................................................... 554

—Managing Director—Prefix ~ to

the word Director.................................... 552

—Proceedings against ~ Director

only—Scope ........................................... 514

Mandate of

—Trial—Summary or warrant case—

~ Sec. 143—No impediment to

convert case from summons case to

warrant case. ........................................... 849

Mandatory

—Speedy Trial is ~ under NI Act .............. 909

Material Alteration......................................584

—Filing of cheque with another pen &

different writing—Scope.........................595

Material event

—Territorial Jurisdiction—~ take

place. .....................................................1139

Material

—Alteration—Chapter - XII ......................584

—alteration—Filling of date &

Amount—Scope........................................62

—The Alterations that Amount to ~

Alterations...............................................590

Matter of

—Rebut the presumption—~ trial—

Proceeding—Quashing of .......................200

Meaning of

—Acknowledgment of debt—~. ................568

—'Document'—~........................................570

—Territorial jurisdiction—The Bank

within ~ Sec. 138...................................1140

Meaning

—Complaint—~.........................................620

—Expression other association of

individuals' employed in S. 141—~

and connotation .................................46, 566

—Word 'acknowledgment'—~ ...................570

Mens Rea

—Dispensed with in NI Act .........................43

—Statutory Offences & ~...........................420

Mentioning

—Wrong Number of Dishonoured

Cheque in Pleading..................................753

midst of

—Summons trial followed—Summary

trial—Changing in the ~ trial—

Scope.......................................................845

Minimum Sentence

—Sentence—~—Not prescribed. .............1174

Ministry of

—Managing Director—~ Corporate

affairs. .....................................................397

Misuse of

—Acquittal—Leave to appeal—~

process—Scope.....................................1199

Mode of

—Service of Summons...............................861

Modification of

—Sentence ...............................................1153

—Substantive Sentence............................1153

month of

—Complaint—Legal heirs/LRs of


payee—After one ~ his death—

Scope. ..................................................... 812

Multiple

—Single Complaint for Dishonour of

~ Cheques. .............................................. 634

Nature of

—Proof in Criminal Trials ......................... 214

—The ~ Burden of Proof on Accused........ 220

necessary

—Complaint—Appearance of accused

only—Presence of complainant was

not ~—Scope. ......................................... 657

necessisity of

—Notice—No proof of service of

notice—Not ~ service. ............................ 303

Negotiability of

—Cheque ..................................................... 75

Negotiable Instruments

—Burden of Proof & Presumptions

under ~ Act ............................................. 216

—The Presumptions under ~ Act............... 166

No evidence

—Legally enforceable debts or other

liability—~ from complainants

side—Scope. ........................................... 383

No Form of

—Notice is Prescribed. .............................. 267

Non-appearance of

—Acquittal—~ complainant—No date

fixed for appearance and for

hearing. ................................................. 1183

—Appeal—~ the accused—Scope............ 954.

—Complaint Cannot Be Dismissed for

~ Complainant on a Single Day. ........... 1044

—Complaint—~ complainant—Last

opportunity—Dismissal of


—Complaint—~ complainant—Scope ...... 805

—Complaint—Dismissal of—~


Non-Arraignment of

—The Prosecution would not fail for ~

All Accused. ........................................... 990

—Prosecution would Fail for ~ All

Accused. ................................................. 993

—Addressee............................................... 347

Non-delivery of

—Complaint—Limitation for filing—

~ acknowledge-ment card—Scope. ........ 796

Non-Examination of

—Witness Before Taking Cognisance. ...... 839

Non–Issuance of

—Notice within the Period of 30 Days

of Intimation of Dishonour......................263

Non-Issuance of

—Reply ......................................................333

Non-mentioning of

—Complaint by partnership firm—

Power of Attorney holder—~ word

attorney or authorized

representative—Scope.............................706

Non-production

—Electronic evidence—~—Adverse

inference..................................................575

Non-registration of

—Effect of ~ Firm......................................710

Non-Requirement of

—The ~ Mens Rea .......................................40

Non-Return of

—Presumption of Service from ~

Acknowledgement Card or

Unserved Cover.......................................281

Not permissible


possible—After issuance of

statutory notice—~....................................92

Not Rebutted

—Presumption under Sec. 139—~—

Onus not shifted to complainant..............184

not signed

—Not issued cheque, ~ & no bank

account ....................................................139

Notice of

—demand—Date of service on

accused. ...................................................270

—demand—Limitation—within

15/fifteen days of receipt of

information............................................1081

—demand—Signatory—Name not

mentioned—Scope ..................................267

—Service of ~ demand—Proof ........301, 1084

Notice ..............................................................29

—Appeal—~—Service of ..........................355

—by Facsimile ...........................................353

—Complainant working at abroad—

Validity ...................................................270

—Delay in issuing—An opportunity

should be given. ......................................268

—Has to be Read as a Whole. ....................261

—Issued Beyond Limitation.....................1094

—Lack of Averment as to Receipt of

~ ..............................................................753


—Need Not Stipulate 15 Days Time

For Payment of Money ........................... 306

—Presumption of Service from

Sending the ~ to the Correct

Address ................................................... 334

—Receipt of ~ by Drawer ............................ 30

—Required to prove—Dispatched by

Registered Post at correct address—

Scope. ..................................................... 304

—Return of—the addressee not

available'—Scope. .................................. 305

—Service of—Fail to pay amount—

Cause of action arise ............................... 164

—Service of—Registered post—

Presumption ............................................ 340

—Service—Deliberate evasion of

receipt. .................................................... 305

—Statutory period of 15 days—

Computation of ....................................... 770

—Whether ~ Should be Issued to All

Partners & Directors ............................... 308

—Whether defective .................................. 323

—without Particulars is Defective. ............ 321

novo trial

—Regular summons case and not

summary way—Retrial or a de ~. ........... 843

Number of

—Mentioning Wrong ~ Dishonoured

Cheque in Pleading ................................. 753

—Mistake as to the ~ Dishonoured

Cheque.................................................... 596

O

Object of

—Examination of complainant—Not

an empty formality—~ Magistrate to

examine—Scope. .................................... 897

—Section 138. ............................................. 23

—The ~ Amendments. ................................. 12

—The ~ the Amendments .............................. 9

Obtained report

—Handwriting expert opinion—~—

Thereafter private handwriting

expert—Scope......................................... 985

Offence

—by partnership firm—Not

partners—Burden of proof...................... 493

—Issuance of Cheque per se is not an

~—Failed to comply with demand

made. ...................................................... 462

—Permission for prosecution—Scope. .... 1150

Once notice

—Cheques deposited for second

time—~ was given, limitation

started running.......................................1086

Onus of

—Legally enforceable debt or

liability—Presumption as to—~

proving presumed....................................190

—Presumption—Bare denial of—

Benefit of shifting the ~ proving. ............196

Opinion of

—Accept Signature—~ handwriting

expert—Scope. ........................................985

—Digital video recordings—~ expert ........571

—handwriting expert—Forged

cheque—Appellate stage—Scope. ..........985

—Relevance of ~ Handwriting Expert

in Prosecution under Section 138 of

NI Act......................................................967

Opportunity of

—Complaint—Delay—Condonation

of—~ hearing given—Scope...................784

—Conviction—Sentence—~

hearing—Scope. ....................................1177

opportunity

—Defence Evidence—Closed—

Proper ~ given—Scope. ..........................658

—Legally recoverable liability—

Complainant to give an ~ to produce

document—Scope ...................................366

—to pay up amount—Chance even to

dishonest drawer—Is unique to Sec.

138—Scope.....................................87, 1230

Order of

—Magistrate Cannot Set Aside Earlier

~ Dismissal of Complaint......................1051

Ordering of

—F.S.L. Examination—~—Submitted

in another Court—Validity......................988

Out-dated

—cheque—Scope.........................................96

over of

—Switching ~ the summary trial to a

summons trial—Scope ............................866

overriding effect

—Evidence on affidavit—At pre-

summoning stage—Sec. 145 has ~..........895

own Order

—Criminal Court cannot Review or

Revise its ~..............................................603


P

part of

—Compromise—Deposit of ~

amount—Criminal complaint cannot

be quashed. ............................................. 651

Partner or Director

—Liability of ~ Should be

Specifically Averred ............................... 738

Partner

—Offence by firm—~ is only

vicariously liable..................................... 489

Partnership

—firm can be prosecuted—

Independently and without its

partners—With aid of Sec. 141............... 493

Part-Payment of

—Cheque Amount ..................................... 580

Pay Order ...................................................... 54

Payment

—Made by Cheque .................................... 577

Payment of

—Compensation to State

unsustainable. ....................................... 1219

—Notice Need Not Stipulate 15 Days

Time For ~ Money.................................. 306

—Sentence in Default of ~

Compensation. ...................................... 1216

Payment Stopped

—by Drawer ................................................ 33

Penal Code

—Complaint filed under Section 138

after Section 420, ~—Validity ................ 633

—Criminal Liability of the Drawer

under the ~ .............................................. 229

—Evidence through affidavit—

Offences under Sec. 420 of ~—

Applicability of. ...................................... 894

Penal Statutes

—Interpretation of ~ .................................... 24

period of

—Complaint—Bar of limitation is


filed beyond ~ limitation—Scope. 659, 1086

—Complaint—Filing of—~ one

month—Computation of—


said notice. .............................................. 795


Limitation—~ 30 days after

completion of 15 days—Scope. .... 796, 1093

—Computation of ~ Six Months ..................96

—Computation of the ~ Limitation for

Filing Complaint ...................................1087

—Limitation—~—Extended by

litigant—Cheque presented second

time. ......................................................1085

—Limitation—Date of information—

Excluded while computing ~

limitation. ......................................794, 1081


~ 30 Days of Intimation of

Dishonour................................................263

—Notice—~ 30 days—Knowledge of

return of cheque.....................................1083

—Notice—~ limitation—Computation

of. ..........................................................1080

—Notice—Statutory ~ 15 days—

Computation of........................................770

—one month—Computation of—


said notice. ..............................................288

Permanent




Seat at Jodhpur—Appeal not

maintainable before ~ Bench at

Jaipur.....................................................1140

Permissibility

—Compromise—Direction to

execute—~. ...........................................1012

—Material alteration to negotiable

instrument—~. ........................................594

—Second notice—Cognizance on

basis of—~ ..............................................318

—Video conferencing—Recording of

evidence—~ ............................................576

permission of

—Power of attorney holder—

Prosecute complaint—After ~

Court. ......................................................689

Permission

—Acquittal—Appeal—Production of

document—~ for ...................................1199

Permiting

—Evidence on affidavit—~—Pre-

summary stage—Scope. ..........................895

Person liable

—Necessary facts—Disclose of—~. ..........557

person

—Responsible ~—Proceeding against

legality.....................................................398


—Summoning any ~ as Witness. ............... 926

Petition

—Complaint is Not ~............................... 1102

—Sentence—Inadequacy of—

Revision ~—Maintainability................. 1148

—Whether a Complaint is a ~.................... 643

—Offence by firm—Cheque in

question was neither issued nor

signed by ~—Scope. ............................... 494

Phrases

—Words and ~—"Writing" ......................... 47

Place of

—Complaint—~ filing complaint .............. 805

—Complaint—Territorial

jurisdiction—~ filing complaint............ 1128

—Payment ................................................. 582

Plea of

—Bar of Limitation is a Question of

Fact ....................................................... 1098

—Dishonour of cheque—~ interest—

Scope ...................................................... 115

—Limitation—~ limitation raised first

time in High Court—Scope .......... 793, 1103

—Recording the ~ the Accused ................. 874

Pleading

—No ~ as to Service of Notice .................. 754

—No ~ that Accused Failed to Pay

Money..................................................... 753

Pleadings & Averments

—in the Complaint Must Make out the

Offence ................................................... 530

Pleadings ...................................................... 726

—are Necessary. ........................................ 534

—as to Higher Amount.............................. 752

—No ~ as to Date of Issue of Notice ......... 754

—When ~ are Absent, the Case May

be quashed .............................................. 748

Position of

—Conviction—Accused died—~

Legal representatives ............................ 1231

Post Dated

—Cheque ..................................................... 69

—Cheque—Become, cheque on date

mention on cheque—Six months

[now three months] reckoned from

said date. ................................................... 75

Postal Endorsements................................... 343

Power of

—Acquittal—Summon trial—

Successor Magistrate—~ ...................... 1201

—attorney for civil litigation—Scope........ 708

—Attorney holder—Competent

enough to lodge complaint or

initiate legal proceeding. .........................690

—Attorney holder—No knowledge of

the transaction—Scope............................704

—attorney holder—Prosecute

complaint—After permission of

Court. ......................................................689

—attorney holder—Prove contents—

By deposing.....................................700, 866

—Attorney—Stamped paper—

Execution on—~ .....................................705

—Attorney—Stamped paper—

Execution on—Scope..............................705

—attorney—Sub-delegated to another

person—Scope. .......................................701


assume status of accused—~

Magistrate................................................828

—Comparison of handwriting—~

Court—Comparison made by Judge

himself—Scope. ......................................986

—Compensation—~ Judicial

Magistrate Class-I—Special

provision................................................1225

—Complaint by partnership firm—~

Attorney holder—Non-mentioning

of word attorney or authorized

representative—Scope.............................706


~ Attorney holder—Chairman of the

Board of Director—Scope.......................705


~ Attorney ...............................................701

—Complaint—~ attorney holder—Not

mention properly—Scope........................708

—Complaint—~ attorney—

Proprietary concern—Scope....................691

—Complaint—~ attorney—Recovery

Officer—Scope .......................................703

—Complaint—General ~ Attorney—

Scope.......................................................689

—Complaint—Must be signed and

verified—Special ~ attorney

holder—Scope.................................688, 835

—Complaint—Proprietary concern—

~ attorney—Scope...................................450

—Complaint—Transfer inter State—~ ....1029

—Co-operative Credit Society—

Complaint filed by officer in-

charge—No ~ attorney made in his

favour—Scope.........................................703


—Deed of ~ Attorney—Not Being

Filed with Complaint. ............................. 693

—Examination of witnesses—~

Magistrate—Examination under

Sec. 200—Enquiry under Sec.

202—Scope. ........................................... 931

—Legal Proceedings—Drawing or

Compromising—~ Partner—Scope. ..... 1228

—Special ~ Attorney—Acquittal—

Validity—Scope ..................................... 705

—Summon trial—Successor

Magistrate—Acquittal—~ ...................... 848

—Summoning order—Revisional ~

High Court .............................................. 848

—Territorial jurisdiction—Transfer

inter State—~........................................ 1117

—The ~ Court under section 311

Cr.P.C. .................................................... 922

—Three ~ attorney—Scope. ...................... 701

preceded

—Case of cheating also registered

under Secs. 420, 452 IPC ~—Scope ....... 633

pre-conditions


Existence of—Main ~ required............... 194

Predecessor Magistrate

—Trial—~—Evidence recorded—

Properly—Scope..................................... 848

Preliminary Enquiry................................... 837

Preliminary evidence

—Summoning order—~—Scope............... 842

Preliminary

—Pleadings and ~ Evidence Must Be

Looked into............................................. 737

Premature

—Complaint .............................................. 759

Pre-requisites of

—The ~ the Offence under section

138 of NI Act .......................................... 239

prescribed

—Sentence—Minimum Sentence—

Not ~..................................................... 1174

Presence of


only—~ complainant was not

necessary—Scope. .................................. 657

Present

—Specific Pleadings Must be ~. ................ 540

Presentation of

—Complaint .............................................. 714

—the cheque to the Bank—Drawee

bank. ..................................................... 1077

presentation to Bank

—Expression “~”—Only drawee

Bank—Payees Bank—Scope. ...................98

presented

—Cheque ~ as many times as

possible—After issuance of

statutory notice—Not permissible. ..........807

—Limitation—Period of—Extended

by litigant—Cheque ~ second time. ......1085

Presentment of

—Cheque......................................................37

—Cheque in Bank ....................................1073

—Cheque—Chapter - III..............................89

Pre-summary stage

—Evidence on affidavit—Permiting—

~—Scope.................................................895

pre-summoning

—Demand notice—Service of—

Required to be proved at ~ stage. ............282

Presumption of

—Acquittal—~ debt—Rebutted—

Scope.......................................................207

—Expression shall be presumed—

Means ~ law. ...........................................170

—Legally recoverable debt—~—

Rebutted by accused—Burden

shifted on complainant to establish

debt..........................................................567

—Service from Non-Return of

Acknowledgement Card or

Unserved Cover.......................................281

—Service from Sending the Notice to

the Correct Address.................................334

—Service....................................................292

presumption

—Acquittal—Repaid amount due—

Version—Rebut initial ~—Failed—

Validity .................................................1198

—Admission of Signature Does not

Attach ~...................................................611

—Burden is upon complainant ...................171

—Burden of Proof & ~ under

Negotiable Instruments Act.....................216

—Chapter - VI............................................165

—Failed to rebut—Counter blast to

complaint—Scope ...................................790


Consideration—Scope.............................191

—Not necessity to prove Cheque

against liability for

appellant/Complainant—Scope...............170



Discharged by cogent evidence—

Relying upon ~—Scope.......................... 181

—Rebuttal of ~—Not by reasonable

or plausible explanation—Only by

adducing defence evidence. .................... 188

—Rebutted ~ by accused—Burden

shifted on complainant to establish

debt. ........................................................ 205

—The ~ under Negotiable Instruments

Act .......................................................... 166

—The ~ under section 118 of N.I. Act....... 172

—The ~ under section 139 of NI Act......... 175

—under Sec. 139—Applicability of—

Only to under Sec. 138. .......................... 183

—under Sec. 139—Applicable in

favour of a holder—Scope. ..................... 184

—under Sec. 139—Complainant a

HUF/Hindu undivided Family—

Scope ...................................................... 183

—under Sec. 139—Discharged by

cogent evidence—Relying upon

presumption—Scope............................... 181

—under Sec. 139—Not Rebutted—

Onus not shifted to complainant ............. 184

—under—Not an indelible obligation

on accused............................................... 185

—would Attach on Admission of

Signature................................................. 604

Principles of

—Sentencing............................................ 1145

Private

—Complaint Should Not Become an

Instrument of Vendetta. .......................... 626

Procedure of

—Magistrate recorded evidence—

Transferred from his office—~

summons trial. ...................................... 1029

procedure

—Summary trial—Require special ~

prescribed................................................ 843

Proceeding

—Rebut the presumption—Matter of

trial—~—Quashing of ............................ 200

proceedings of

—Complaint—Proceedings for—

Words other ~ whatever nature in

Sec. 5(4) of SARFAESI Act are

wide enough............................................ 729

Proceedings

—Trustees—Vague allegations—~—

Quashing of............................................. 565

—Vague allegations—~—Quashing

of ...........................................................1025

Process

—Complaint and Preliminary

Evidence Should Both be

Considered for Issuing ~ .........................854

Production of

—Acquittal—Appeal—~ document—

Permission for .......................................1199

—Bankers Books........................................957

Pronouncement of

—judgment—Personal appearance for

receiving judgment—Substantive

imprisonment...........................................953

proof

—Offence by partnership firm—Not

partners—Burden of ~.............................493

—Transaction between complainant

and accused—~ ...............................197, 411

Proof of

—Execution of cheque—~—Signed

blank cheque leaf—Contained

Signature—Scope..............................88, 392

—Notice—No ~ service of notice—

Not necessisity of service. .......................303

—Notice—Not received—~.......................289

Prosecute

—Attorney Incompetent to ~......................692

prosecuted

—Partnership firm can be ~—

Independently and without its

partners—With aid of Sec. 141. ..............493

—Whether Director can be ~ without

Impleadment of Company ? ....................515

Prosecution of

–Second dishonour of cheque—~...............149

Prosecution

—Authorisation for ~ .................................668

—by Attorney.............................................698

prosecution

—Subsequent or further ~—Bar of—

Scope.....................................................1150

—The ~ would not fail for Non-

Arraignment of All Accused. ..................990

—would Fail for Non-Arraingment of

All Accused.............................................993

Prosedure

—Summary trial—~—Requirment

under Sec. 143—Scope ...........................867

provision of

—Complaint—Infraction of


mandatory ~ Sec. 202(1) of CrPC—

Scope ...................................................... 806

provision

—Substitution of ~ by amendment. ............. 39

Provisions of


by police—Not the rule of law—~

Sec. 202 is not applicable....................... 811

—Complaint—Issuance of process—~

Sec. 200 of Cr.P.C. would apply............. 814

—Compounding of offence—NI Act

is silent—~ CrP Code—Scope.............. 1006

—Section 141 of NI Act ............................ 496

—Section 29 CrPC—Not applicable

to Compensation. .................................. 1214

—The ~ Section 141 of NI Act. ................. 477

Q

quashed

—Guarantor—Security—Disputed

matter—Decided in trial—Cannot

be ~. ........................................................ 469

quashing of



against them—~—Enquiry. .................... 859

—Application for ~—Dismissed ............. 1043

—Cognizance order—~—Question of

law and fact—Scope ............................... 835

—Complaint filed within date of cause

of action—Mixed ~ law—Cannot be

adjudicated under Sec. 482 Cr.P.C. ........ 652

—Complaint—~. ....................................... 646

—Complaint—~—Beneficiary and

guarantor—Scope. .................................. 648

—Complaint—~—Fabricated

documents—Limitation

prescribed—Scope. ................................. 797

—Complaint—Application for ~—

Dismissed ............................................... 648

—complaint—High Courts powers—

Restriction—Scope ................................. 553

—complaint—Signature do not match

specimen—Scope. .................................. 650

—complaint—stop payment—Scope......... 107

—Compounding of offence—~

proceeding ............................................ 1007

—Criminal proceedings—~—Legally

enforceable debt or other liability. .......... 192

—Criminal proceedings—~—No any

legally enforceable debt or other

liability—Scope.............................563, 1025

—Criminal proceedings—~—Scope........1024

—Criminal proceedings—Not ~.................442

—Proceeding—~—Harass—

Beneficiary of loan ..................................196

—Rebut the presumption—Matter of

trial—Proceeding—~ ..............................200

—Stop payment—~ complaint—

Scope.......................................................649

—Summoning order—~—Scope .............1063

—Trustees—Vague allegations—

Proceedings—~.......................................565

—Vague allegations—Proceedings—

~ ............................................................1025

question of

—Disputed ~ facts—Writ Court—

Scope.....................................................1068

—Hearing the Accused on the ~

Compensation........................................1218

—Hearing the Accused on the ~

Sentence ................................................1151

—Material Alteration is a ~ Fact ................593

—Plea of Bar of Limitation is a ~ Fact.....1098

—Service of Notice is a ~ Fact...................297

quondam minor

—Whether ~ becoming major can be

held liable................................................474

R

Rate of

—Interest on amount due—~

interest—Scope .......................................116

reasonable

—Rebuttal of presumption—Need not

proof beyond ~ doubt. .............................188

Rebut

—Complainant confront accused with

statement of account—Accused to

explain—Scope. ......................................204

—Security—Scope.....................................206

Rebute

—Conviction and Sentence—

Presumption under Sec. 139—~..............208

Rebuttable

—Stop payment—Statutory

presumption—Insufficient funds can

be drawn—~............................................114

Rebuttal of

—Blank signed cheques .............................200

—presumption—Need not proof

beyond reasonable doubt. ........................188


—presumption—Not by reasonable or

plausible explanation—Only by

adducing defence evidence. .................... 188

—the Presumptions.................................... 186

Rebuttal

—An explanation alone—Must be

proved that explanation is true. ............... 206

—Discharge of liability—~—Burden

to prove—Whom .................................... 207

—Presumption—Accused had

adduced sufficient evidence to rebut

presumption under Sec. 139—

Scope. ..................................................... 189

receipt of


one month—Computation of—

Expression the date of ~ the said

notice. ..................................................... 795

—Lack of Averment as to ~ Notice ........... 753

—No Right of Audience to Accused

Before ~ Process ..................................... 860

—Notice by Drawer ..................................... 30

—Notice By Wife of Drawer or Other

Person. .................................................... 286

—Notice of demand—Limitation—

within 15/fifteen days of ~

information. .......................................... 1081

—Period of one month—Computation

of—Expression the date of ~ the

said notice. .............................................. 288

—Giving notice—Not ~ notice—

Advantage of tactics—Scope. ................. 289

Receipt

—of Notice ................................................ 270

Reception of

—Evidence on Affidavit ............................ 880

—evidence—Procedure not

followed—Scope .................................... 869

—Sworn statement—~—Pre-

summoning stage. ................................... 692

—Video conferencing—~ evidence—

Permissibility .......................................... 576

Recording

—Clubbing of cases together—~ of

common evidence and delivering of

common judgment—Scope..................... 640

recoverable debt

—Complaint—Legally ~. .......................... 643

Recovery of

—Compensation. ........................... 1220, 1225

Reduction of

—Fine—~................................................ 1226

Re-examination of

—witnesses—Scope...................................932

Refer

—to Drawer................................................140

Refusal

—by Addressee ..........................................344

—to Receive Notice. ..................................283

Refused

—Computation of Limitation When

Notice is ~. ............................................1079

Registered post

—Notice—Service of—~—

Presumption ............................................340

Registration of

—Complaint under Sec. 138—~—

Duty of trial Court—Proper

verification—Stated. .......................624, 826

—Complaint—Bar under Sec. 3

Punjab ~ Money-Lenders Act,

1938—Applicability................................661

Rejection of

—Application for—Handwriting

expert—~ ................................................974

—Complaint—~—Revision.......................657

rejoinder notice


Correct in ~—Scope................................323

Relevance of

—Books of Account in Proceeding

under section 138 of NI Act ....................958

—Opinion of Handwriting Expert in

Prosecution under Section 138 of NI

Act...........................................................967

—The ~ Evidence of Hand Writing

Expert ......................................................960

Reliability

—Experts evidence—~ ..............................988

Remission of

—Sentence ...............................................1207

Reopen evidence

—Cheque for expert opinion—

Granted....................................................974

Repay of

—amount to Bank—Scope.........................410

Represent

—Right of Attorney to ~ Legal Heirs. ........696

Re-presentation of

—cheque—Scope.........................................99

—Party by Attorney or

Representative. ........................................697

—Return & ~ Complaint ............................716


Representation

—by Attorney ............................................ 680

—in Prosecution by Attorney..................... 680

representative

—An authorized ~—Bond with one

surety—Scope......................................... 554

—Company—~—Authorisation—

Scope ...................................................... 702

—Representation of Party by Attorney

or ~.......................................................... 697

Require

—Summary trial—~ special procedure

prescribed................................................ 843

Requirements of

—Demand notice—Factum of

dishonour of cheque communicated

to accused—~ law......................... 262, 1084

Requirements

—“Holder in due course”—~..................... 645

—“Holder in due course”—~ are to be

satisfied..................................................... 86

Requirment

—Summary trial—Prosedure—~

under Sec. 143—Scope........................... 867

Residence of

—Territorial jurisdiction—~

complainant—Scope............................. 1141

Resignation

—Liability of Directors—~—Cannot

be exonerated. ......................................... 529

—Quashing of complaint—High

Courts powers—~—Scope ..................... 553

Retrieving

—Electronic data—~ data from huge

server ...................................................... 574

Return of

—Notice—~—the addressee not

available'—Scope. .................................. 305

—Notice—Period of 30 days—

Knowledge of ~ cheque ........................ 1083

—Territorial jurisdiction—~ cheque

by drawee bank—Commission of

offence .................................................. 1118


Complaint—~ ....................................... 1114

Revalidation of

—Cheque Would Not Be Material

Alteration ................................................ 593

Review or Revise

—Criminal Court cannot ~ its own

Order....................................................... 603

Review

—Magistrate cannot review his order

except under Sec. 362 of CrPC......834, 1202

Revision

—Acquittal—~ or appeal .........................1197

—Against Dismissal will not Lie .............1041

—Complaint—Rejection of—~..................657

—No ~ Against Acquittal Before

Sessions Court will Lie .........................1182

—petition—Appreciation of

evidence—Scope...................................1149

Revisional Stage

—Compounding the Offence at ~.............1000

Right of

—Accused to Examine Expert as

Defence Witness......................................972

—Attorney to Represent Legal Heirs. ........696

—Fair trial—Right to—Affidavit—

Not violate ~ accused to fair trial ............892

—No ~ Audience to Accused Before

Receipt of Process ...................................860

—The Accused has no ~ Audience

before Taking Cognisance.......................833

—Trial—Inspection of documents—~

accused—Scope. ...................................1066

Right

—Right to Speedy Trial is a

Fundamental ~.........................................903

rule of


by police—Not the ~ law—

Provisions of Sec. 202 is not

applicable. ...............................................811

—Civil ~ Pleadings per se are

Inapplicable in Criminal

Proceedings .............................................728

S

Sale

—transaction between accused and

complainant—Proof ................................470

Scope

—A trust & trustees—~..............................565


Adjournment—~. ..................................1039


Explained reasons—Dismissal of

complaint—~...........................................657

—Accept Signature—Opinion of

handwriting expert—~. ...........................985

—Acquittal—Leave to appeal—


Misuse of process—~ ........................... 1199

—Acquittal—Legally recoverable

debt—~................................................. 1184

—Acquittal—Presumption of debt—

Rebutted—~............................................ 207

—Acquittal—Revision against—~ .......... 1153

—Advance in cash more than Rs.

20,000/- under Income-tax Act—~......... 408

—Affidavit—Evidence of

complainant—heard and recorded

by Court—~............................................ 888

—Affidavit—Examination of

complainant—~ ...................................... 889

—Affidavit—Not conducted any

inquiry or investigation—~..................... 859

—Against Managing Director—In

absence of Company—~......................... 556

—Age of signature—Central Forensic

Laboratory—~ ........................................ 613

—An authorized representative—

Bond with one surety—~................ 554, 703

—Another person—Vicarious

liability—~.............................................. 469

—Appeal against acquittal—By

victim—~...................................... 253, 1187

—Appeal—Additional evidence—~........ 1200

—Appeal—Direct to High Court

against acquittal—~ .............................. 1198

—Appeal—Non-appearance of the

accused—~ ............................................ 954.

—Application for—Correcting

errors—~................................................. 595

—Bail—Violation of conditions of

bail bond—Subsequent occasions—

~............................................................ 1067

—Blank cheque—Issuance of—

Liability of drawer—Excess amount

filled—Breach of trust—~ ........................ 68

—Case of cheating also registered

under Secs. 420, 452 IPC

preceded—~.................................. 633, 1065

—Cause of action—Accural of—

Successive—Demand notice—~............. 317

—Cheque alteration—Filing of

cheque with another pen & different

writing—~ .............................................. 662

—Cheque drawn in foreign country—

Drawee bank functioning in foreign

country—~............................................ 1141

—Cheque issued on behalf of

husband—~............................................. 450

—Cheque was forged document—No

defence that loan was not taken—~.........122

—Cheques were stolen and signature

is forged—~. ...........................................122

—Civil court not for any

consideration—Relevant for

criminal court—~. ...................................402

—Closure of evidence from both

sides—De novo trial—~..........................896

—Clubbing of cases together—

Recording of common evidence and

delivering of common judgment—~. ......640

—Cognizance of offence—Cross-

examination—~.....................................1065

—Cognizance of offence—Statement

of complainant—Not recorded—~..........836

—Cognizance order—Quashing of—

Question of law and fact—~....................835

—Company—Representative—

Authorisation—~.....................................702

—Comparison of handwriting—

Power of Court—Comparison made

by Judge himself—~. ..............................986

—Comparison of signature—Forensic

laboratory for expert opinion—

Adopting delay tactics—~.......................984

—Complaint by partnership firm—

Power of Attorney holder—Non-

mentioning of word attorney or

authorized representative—~...................706

—Complaint in writing—Giving to

police and registering case—~. ...............630


Power of Attorney holder—

Chairman of the Board of

Director—~. ............................................705

—Complaint—Against the drawer

only—~ ...........................................391, 626

—Complaint—Against wife—No

averment against wife—~ .......................467


only—Presence of complainant was

not necessary—~. ....................................657

—Complaint—Bar of limitation is


filed beyond period of limitation—

~. ...................................................659, 1086

—Complaint—Cause of action—

Arises first notice is issued—

Subsequent notice—~..............................807

—Complaint—Cognizance of

offence—Premature—~. .........................835


—Complaint—Delay of 110 days in

filing—Satisfy court regarding

sufficient case—Empty formality—

~.............................................................. 783

—Complaint—Delay—Condonation

of—Opportunity of hearing given—

~.............................................................. 784

—Complaint—Dismissal of—Loan

and interest details not mentioned—

~.............................................................. 654

—Complaint—Dismissal of—Non-

appearance of complainant—~ ............... 654

—Complaint—Dismiss—Guarantee—

Civil liability—~..................................... 649

—Complaint—Filed before expiry of

15 days—File fresh complaint —~.770, 1082


Limitation—Period of 30 days after

completion of 15 days—~............. 796, 1093


Limitation—Second notice—~..... 808, 1086

—Complaint—Filing through power

of attorney—Legal and competent.......... 705

—Complaint—General Power of

Attorney—~............................................ 689

—Complaint—Infraction of

mandatory provision of Sec. 202(1)

of CrPC—~............................................. 806

—Complaint—Legal heirs/LRs of

payee—After one month of his

death—~. ................................................ 812

—Complaint—Limitation for filing—

Non-delivery of acknowledge-ment

card—~. .................................................. 796

—Complaint—Locus standi—holder

in due course—~..................................... 645

—Complaint—Must be signed and

verified—Special power of attorney

holder—~........................................ 688, 835


complainant—~ ...................................... 805


complainant—Last opportunity—

Dismissal of application under Sec.

256—~.................................................... 655

—Complaint—Notice demanding

huge amount—~. .................................... 660

—Complaint—Power of attorney

holder—Not mention properly—~.......... 708

—Complaint—Power of attorney—

Proprietary concern—~........................... 691

—Complaint—Power of attorney—

Recovery Officer—~...............................703

—Complaint—Proprietary concern—

Power of attorney—~ ..............................450

—Complaint—Quashing of—Accused

ready to pay amount &

compentation—.......................................797

—Complaint—Quashing of—

Beneficiary and guarantor—~. ................648

—Complaint—Quashing of—

Fabricated documents—Limitation

prescribed—~..........................................797

—Complaint—Statutory notice—

Amount not repaid—~.............................806

—Complaint—Territorial

jurisdiction—~ ........................................805

—Complaint—Transfer of—~. ..................803

—Compounding of offence—

Complainant not willing to

compromise—~.....................................1007

—Compounding of offence—

Conviction and sentence—Revision

petition—~ ............................................1228

—Compounding of offence—Late

stage of proceedings—Impose

graded costs—~.....................................1000

—Compounding of offence—NI Act

is silent—Provisions of CrP Code—

~. ...........................................................1006

—Compromise under Companies

Act—Compounding under NI Act—

~. ...................................................558, 1010

—Condonation of delay—Curable

defect—Automatically without

consider—~. ............................................778

—Contractual relationship—No

business or commercial or

mercantile relation between the

parties—~................................................407

—Conviction—Appeal to suspend

sentence till disposal of appeal—

Condition imposed—~ ..........................1167

—Conviction—Sentence, fine and

compensation imposed—Appeal—

~. ...........................................................1177

—Conviction—Sentence—

Opportunity of hearing—~. ...................1177

—Conviction—Validity—~. ....................1171

—Conviction—Validity—Merely on

presumption—~.....................................1176

—Co-operative Credit Society—

Complaint filed by officer in-

charge—No power of attorney made


in his favour—~...................................... 703

—Criminal liability—Drawer alone

can be prosecuted—Joint Account

—Wife—~ .............................................. 466


of—~..................................................... 1024


of—No any legally enforceable debt

or other liability—~. ..................... 563, 1025

—Cross-examination of

complainant—~ .................................... 1066

—Debt or liability—Cheque more

than dues—~........................................... 394

—Debt or liability—Payment against

cheque countermanded by drawer—

~.............................................................. 388

—Defence Evidence—Closed—

Proper opportunity given—~. ................. 658

—Delay in loading complaint—

Condonation of—Trial is over—

Case is for arguments on merits—~........ 785


of—Absence of explanation—~ for

Magistrate. .............................................. 783

—Demand notice—Pro note

amount—Not bounced cheque

amount—~. ............................................. 322

—Demand Notice—Typographical

mistake in amount—Correct in

rejoinder notice—~................................. 601

—Difference of ink—~.............................. 595

—Director Name—Not mentioned in

MOU—~................................................. 557

—Dishonour of cheque—Minor—

Criminally liable—~................................. 48

—Dishonour of cheque—Plea of

interest—~ .............................................. 388

—Disputed question of facts—Writ

Court—~............................................... 1068

—Dues toward purchase—Civil

remedy—~. ............................................. 406

—Electronic record—Admissibility—

~.............................................................. 573

—Electronic record—Certificate—~ ......... 573

—Evidence on affidavit—Cognizance

by Magistrate on such affidavit—~......... 902

—Evidence on affidavit—Permiting—

Pre-summary stage—~............................ 895

—Evidence on affidavit—Summoning

of deponent—~. ...................................... 903

—Examination of complainant—Not

an empty formality—Obligation of

Magistrate to examine—~. ......................897

—Examination of witnesses—Powers

of Magistrate—Examination under

Sec. 200—Enquiry under Sec.

202—~. ...................................................931

—Excise duty—No liability towards

excise duty—Legal liability—~ ..............392

—Execution of cheque—Proof of—

Signed blank cheque leaf—

Contained Signature—~..........................392

—Expression “presentation to

Bank”—Only drawee Bank—

Payees Bank—~. ...................................1135

—Fine—Further sum in lieu of

Sentence—Beyond twice the

amount of cheque—Exceeded—~.........1225

—Fine—Twice the cheque—~.................1226

—Friendly loan—Certain payments

made there under—~...............................396

—FSL opinion—Over-written

amount—Fraud—~. ................................987

—Giving notice—Not receipt of

notice—Advantage of tactics—~. ...........289

—Guarantee—Civil liability—~ ................406

—Handwriting expert opinion—

Obtained report—Thereafter private

handwriting expert—~. ...........................985

—Handwriting expert—Age of

writing—~. ..............................................974

—Handwriting expert—Different

writing—~...............................................978

—Handwriting Expert—Holder may

fill cheque—~..........................................978

—Handwritten notice to drawer—~ ...........354

—Hire Purchase Agreement—

Settlement of accounts—But issued

as blank as security—~..........................1009

—Holder may fill cheque—~...............46, 389


Managing Director—Signed and

issued the cheque—~...............................523

—Interested witness—~ ...........................1070

—Issuance individual notices to

Directors—~............................................520

—Issuance of process—Rely upon

affidavits—~. ..........................................894

—Launching of prosecution—

Susquently approaching Civil

Court—~. ..............................................1070


deposit—Discharge of liability of

security—~..............................................397


—Legal liability—Personal or

individual liability—~............................. 409

—Legal presumption—Not

rebutted—Subscriber to chit—~ ............. 185

—Legal Proceedings—Drawing or

Compromising—Power of Partner—

~............................................................ 1228

—Legally enforceable debt—~.................. 190

—Legally enforceable debt—Advance

payment—~ .................................... 193, 391

—Legally enforceable debt—Civil

suit—~ .................................................... 409


Existence of—~. ..................................... 365


Presumption—Consideration—~............ 191

—Legally enforceable debts or other

liability—No evidence from

complainants side—~. ............................ 383


Society—~ .............................................. 563

—Legally enforceable debt—Threat

and force—~ ........................................... 192

—Legally recoverable debt/liability—

Discharge of—~...................................... 195

—Legally recoverable debt—Post

dated cheques—~.................................... 394

—Legally recoverable liability—

Complainant to give an opportunity

to produce document—~......................... 366

—Liability of Directors—Mere

statement in complaint—Deeming

fiction—~................................................ 559

—Liability—Company—Personal

capacity and not by company —~........... 512

—Liability—Endorsement—

Interlocutory application—~................... 390

—Limitation—15 days—

Determination of—From

communication to collecting bank—

~............................................................ 1083

—Limitation—Calculation—Date of

first demand—Hoping get

honoured—sufficient cause—Re-

present—~. ........................................... 1084

—Limitation—Plea of limitation

raised first time in High Court—~ 793, 1103

—Loan for vehicle—Vehicle was

stolen—Insurance claim not

released—~. ............................................ 469

—Lost—No "Stop payment"

instruction—No FIR—~......................... 208

—Material alteration—Filing of

cheque with another pen & different

writing—~. ................................................63

—Material alteration—Filling of date

& Amount—~ ...................................62, 595

—Mediation failed—Proceeding for

dishonour of cheque—~ ..........................810

—Mediation/Arbitration—Abide by

the condition—~......................................809

—No such account—account stood

closed—~. ...............................................139

—Not to encash—Request for—~..............409

—Notice of demand—Signatory—

Name not mentioned—~ .........................267

—Notice—Required to prove—

Dispatched by Registered Post at

correct address—~...................................304

—Notice—Return of—the addressee

not available'—~. ....................................305

—Offence by Companies—Quashing

of complaint—~ ......................................552

—Offence by Companies—

Signatories to cheques—~.......................553

—Offence by company—Bald and

vague allegation of directors—~ .............556

—Offence by Company—Choice of

person to represent—~ ....................553, 659

—Offence by company—Individual

Notice—Issuance to Directors of

Company—~...........................................355

—Offence by company—No

allegation either in complaint or in

affidavit—None of cheques was

signed by him—~. ...................................759

—Offence by Company—No

intention not to make payment—~. .........560

—Offence by company—Stop

payment—~.............................................389

—Offence by firm—Cheque in

question was neither issued nor

signed by petitioner—~. ..........................494

—Offence—Permission for

prosecution—~............................1124, 1150

—Opinion of handwriting expert—

Forged cheque—Appellate stage—

~. .............................................................985

—Opinion on handwriting—~....................981

—Opportunity to pay up amount—

Chance even to dishonest drawer—

Is unique to Sec. 138—~. ........87, 564, 1230


issued by wife of accused—~..................449


—Payment stopped by drawer—

Security—~............................................. 114

—Power of attorney for civil

litigation—~............................................ 708

—Power of Attorney holder—No

knowledge of the transaction—~ ............ 704

—Power of attorney—Sub-delegated

to another person—~. ............................. 701


Complainant a HUF/Hindu

undivided Family—~.............................. 183


Discharged by cogent evidence—

Relying upon presumption—~................ 181

—Presumption—Failed to rebut—

Counter blast to complaint—~................ 790

—Presumption—Not necessity to

prove Cheque against liability for

appellant/Complainant—~...................... 170

—Proceedings against Company—

Winding up of company—~ ................... 554

—Proceedings against Managing

Director only—~..................................... 514

—Proceedings for—Financier—

Endorsement—holder in due

course'—~............................................... 390

—Proceedings for—Stay of—Prayer

for—~ ..................................................... 836

—Process against

Partners/Directors—Day-to-day

affairs—~................................................ 396

—Quashing of complaint—High

Courts powers—Restriction—~.............. 553

—Quashing of complaint—Signature

do not match specimen—~. .................... 650

—Rebut—Complainant confront

accused with statement of account—

Accused to explain—~............................ 204

—Rebuttal—Presumption—Accused

had adduced sufficient evidence to

rebut presumption under Sec. 139—

~.............................................................. 189

—Receiving sworn affidavits from

complainant instead of recording

sworn statement—~. ............................... 898

—Recording of evidence—Procedure

not followed—~...................................... 869

—Re-examination of witnesses—~ ........... 932

—Repay of amount to Bank—~................. 410

—Revision petition—Appreciation of

evidence—~.......................................... 1149

—Revision—~......................................... 1152

—Security Cheque or Cheque in

discharge of debt—~ ...............................192

—Security—Guarantor—Towards

guarantee of payment—~. ...............407, 442

—Sentence—Compensation—Not

paid—Default term of

imprisonment—~ ..................................1176

—Sentence—Inherent powers—Run

subsequent sentence concurrently

with previous sentence—~ ....................1230

—Sentence—Suspension of—Remain

present—~.............................................1177

—Separate complaint for separate

cheque—~. ..............................................640

—Signature do not match specimen—

~. .............................................................979

—Signed blank cheque leaf—

Contained Signature—~..........................980

—Signed blank cheque—Lost cheque

while travelling in bus—~.......................983

—Specific averment made—Process

was issued only under Sec. 138 and

not under Sec. 141—~.............................546

—Statutory demand notice was not

addressed to him—No averment

against him—~. .......................................551

—Statutory notice—Not respond by

accused—Denying execution of

cheque— .................................................268

—Stop payment—Quashing of

complaint—~...........................................649

—Subsequent or further prosecution—

Bar of—~ ..............................................1150

—Successor Magistrate decided

case—Evidence not properly

appreciated—~ ........................................847

—Summary Trial—Only substance of

evidence is recorded—~..........................868

—Summary trial—Prosedure—

Requirment under Sec. 143—~ ...............867

—Summary Trial—Recalling

complainant or other witnesses for

cross-examination—~. ............................868

—Summary trial—Speedy and

expeditious disposal—Directions

given—~..................................................917

—Summon order—Writ petition

against—Premature—~. ..........................850

—Summoning order—Preliminary

evidence—~ ............................................842

—Summoning order—Quashing of—

~ ............................................................1063


—Summoning orders—Non-speaking,

illegal and against the statutory

provisions—~ ......................................... 842

—Summons case procedure—

Adoption of—Instead of summary

trial—~.................................................... 844

—Summons trial followed—Summary

trial—Changing in the midst of

trial—~.................................................... 845

—Suspension of sentence—

Condition—Fine &

Compensation—~................................. 1175

—Switching over of the summary trial

to a summons trial—~............................. 866


Complaint—Dismissed—As no

witness was examined—~..................... 1114

—Territorial jurisdiction—Demand

Notice issued—~ .................................. 1136

—Territorial jurisdiction—Present

Bank—~.................................................. 804

—Territorial jurisdiction—Presented

to the bank'—Drawer Bank—~..... 804, 1129

—Territorial jurisdiction—Residence

of complainant—~. ............................... 1141

—Territorial jurisdiction—Transfer of

case—~ ................................................. 1114

—Three Power of attorney—~................... 701

—Trial—Affidavit—Precluded

accused from putting certain

questions from complainant—~.............. 870

—Trial—Documentary evidence—

Secondary evidence—~ .......................... 871

—Trial—Further cross-examination—

~............................................................ 1066

—Trial—Inspection of documents—

Right of accused—~. ............................ 1066

—Trial—Predecessor Magistrate—

Evidence recorded—Properly—~........... 848


Correct in rejoinder notice—~!............... 323

—Typographical Mistake—Carry

out—Allowed—Quashed in

Revision —~........................................... 601

—Vicarious liability—Deputy

General Manager—officer in

default—~............................................... 555

—Work contract—Post dated

cheques—~ ............................................. 394

Scope of

—Civil proceedings—Dismissed—

Criminal proceedings under NI

Act—~...................................................1069

—Closed account and not Live

account—~..............................................139

—Compounding of offence—~ Sec.

320 CrPC...............................................1012

—Conviction—Setting aside of—

Appeal against—~.................................1178

—Evidence on affidavit—By accused

or his witness—~.....................................901

—Evidence on affidavit—Cross-

examination to facts stated in

affidavit—First depose in

examination-in-chief—~ Sec.

145(2)......................................................899

Second notice


Limitation—~—Scope ..........................1086

second time

—Cheques deposited for ~—Once

notice was given, limitation started

running. .................................................1086

Self-Cheque ....................................................55

Sentence

—Accused Need Not Surrender for

Suspension of ~. ....................................1167

—Chapter - XIX.......................................1143

—Compensation—Not paid—Default

term of imprisonment—Scope ..............1176

—Conviction and ~—Legislative

intention. .........................................49, 1146

—Conviction—~ fine and

compensation imposed—Appeal—

Scope.....................................................1177

—Conviction—~—Opportunity of

hearing—Scope. ....................................1177

—Hearing the Accused on the

Question of ~.........................................1151

—Imposition of Flea-Bite ~ .....................1155

—in Default of Payment of

Compensation........................................1216

—in Offence under section 138 of NI

Act.........................................................1149

—Inadequacy of—Revision petition—

Maintainability. .....................................1148

—Inherent powers—Run subsequent

sentence concurrently with previous

sentence—Scope ...................................1230

—Insufficient, inadequate or illegal—

Substantive sentence—

Compensation........................................1177

—Jail sentence—Not mandatory. .............1149


—Lenient View........................................ 1148

—Minimum Sentence—Not

prescribed.............................................. 1174

—Modification of ~ ................................. 1153

—Modification of Substantive ~.............. 1153

—Non-Corporeal ~ .................................. 1157

—Run concurrently.................................. 1229

—Suspension of—Remain present—

Scope. ................................................... 1177

Sentence of

—Conviction—~ fine—Second

Appeal by complainant ......................... 1175

—Fine ...................................................... 1160

—Only ~ fine—Legality. ......................... 1226

Sentencing

—Undue Sympathy Has No Place in ~.... 1146

separate cheque

—Separate complaint for ~—Scope. ......... 640

Separate


causes of action for holding single

trial—~ trials permissible. ...................... 163

Service

—Notice—~—Deliberate evasion of

receipt. .................................................... 305

—When Cannot Be Presumed. .................. 300

Service of

—Actual & Presumptive ~ Notice ............. 290

—Appeal—Notice—~ ............................... 355

—Averment in Complaint as to ~

Notice. .................................................... 299

—Demand notice—~—Required to be

proved at pre-summoning stage. ............. 282

—Limitation Would Run from the

Date of ~ First Notice. .......................... 1092

—Mode of ~ Summons.............................. 861

—No Pleading as to ~ Notice..................... 754

—Notice is a Question of Fact. .................. 297

—notice of demand—Proof ............. 301, 1084

—Notice on Drawer is a Pre-requisite. ...... 290

—Notice—~—Disclose date of—

Stage. ...................................................... 305

—Notice—~—Fail to pay amount—

Cause of action arise ............................... 164

—Notice—~—Registered post—

Presumption ............................................ 340

—notice—Cross-examination—

Premature stage....................................... 298

—Notice—No proof of ~ notice—Not

necessisity of service. ............................. 303

—notice—Presumption in support

of—Depend upon facts and

circumstances. .........................................304

Settlement...................................................1001

Settlement of

—Hire Purchase Agreement—~

accounts—But issued as blank as

security—Scope. ...................................1009

Signatories

—Offence by Companies—~ to

cheques—Scope ......................................553

Signatory

—Notice of demand—~—Name not

mentioned—Scope ..................................267

Signature

—Admission of ~ Does not Attach

Presumptions...........................................611

—do not match specimen—Scope..............979

—Execution of cheque—Proof of—

Signed blank cheque leaf—

Contained ~—Scope .........................88, 392

—Not Tallying ...........................................119

—Presumptions would Attach on

Admission of ~........................................604

Signed blank

—Execution of cheque—Proof of—~

cheque leaf—Contained Signature—

Scope.......................................................392

Signed the cheque


Managing Director—~ and issued

the cheque—Scope..................................523

Signed

—blank cheque leaf—Contained

Signature—Scope....................................980

—blank cheque—Lost cheque while

travelling in bus—Scope. ........................983

Single

—Complaint for Dishonour of

Multiple Cheques. ...................................634

single trial


causes of action for holding ~—

Separate trials permissible.......................163

six months

—Cheque presented after expiry of

~—Scope...................................................95

—Post dated Cheque—Become,

cheque on date mention on

cheque—~ [now three months]

reckoned from said date. ...........................75

—The Bank in which the Cheque has

to be Presented in ~ ...................................92


Society


Scope ...................................................... 563

Something else

—Other Grounds/ ~. .................................. 377

Sours of

—debt—Huge amount—Scope ................. 370

Specific

—averment made—Process was

issued only under Sec. 138 and not

under Sec. 141—Scope........................... 546

Spelling Mistake .......................................... 602

Splitting

—up Case................................................... 916

stage of

—Affidavit evidence—At any ~

trial—At time of taking cognizance........ 896

—Compound of—~ ................................. 1228

—Compounding of offence—Late ~

proceedings—Impose graded

costs—Scope. ....................................... 1000

—Post cognizance proceedings—Pre-

cognizance—~ applicability of

Section 145. .......................................... 1070

Statement of

—Affidavit—~ complainant—Section

145 is an exception. ................................ 893

—Cognizance of offence—~

complainant—Not recorded—Scope ...... 836

—Rebut—Complainant confront

accused with ~ account—Accused

to explain—Scope................................... 204

statutes

—Words in ~. .............................................. 38

status of


assume ~ accused—Power of

Magistrate. .............................................. 828

Statutory demand

—notice was not addressed to him—

No averment against him—Scope........... 551

Statutory Interpretation ............................... 24

Statutory Notice

—Chapter - IX ........................................... 254


possible—After issuance of~ —Not

permissible................................................ 92

Statutory Offences

—& Mens Rea ............................................. 42

Statutory presumption

—Stop payment—~—Insufficient

funds can be drawn—Rebuttable.............114

statutory

—Summoning orders—Non-speaking,

illegal and against the ~

provisions—Scope ..................................842

Stay of

—Criminal Proceedings ...........................1014

—Criminal Trial .......................................1014

—Proceedings for—~—Prayer for—

Scope.......................................................836

Stop Payment

—Instructions to Bank—Scope. .................115

—Lost—No "~" instruction—No

FIR—Scope.............................................208

—No FIR—Scope ......................................113

—Offence by company—~—Scope...........389

—Quashing of complaint—Scope..............649

—Statutory presumption—Insufficient

funds can be drawn—Rebuttable.............114

Stoppage of

—payment—Earnest money.......................397

—Proceedings ..........................................1021

Stopping of

—payment and dishonour of cheque—

Two different things—Scope ..................113

Subsequent

—or further prosecution—Bar of—

Scope.....................................................1150

substance of

—Summary Trial—Only ~ evidence is

recorded—Scope .....................................868

Substitution of

—Complainant when De Facto

Complainant is Company ......................1063

—Complainant .........................................1056

—provision by amendment. .........................39

Successor Magistrate

—Summon trial—~—Acquittal—

Power of ..................................................848

such person

—Word “~” in Sec. 138—Person

actually drawn cheque. ..............................47

sufficient evidence

—Rebuttal—Presumption—Accused

had adduced ~ to rebut presumption

under Sec. 139—Scope. ..........................189

Summary Trial.............................................915

—Only substance of evidence is

recorded—Scope .....................................868

—Recalling complainant or other

witnesses for cross-examination—


Scope. ..................................................... 868

—Speedy and expeditious disposal—

Directions given—Scope. ....................... 917

—Summons trial followed—~—

Changing in the midst of trial—

Scope ...................................................... 845

summary way

—Regular summons case and not ~—

Retrial or a de novo trial. ........................ 843

Summon order

—Writ petition against—Premature—

Scope. ..................................................... 850

Summon trial

—Acquittal—~—Successor

Magistrate—Power of........................... 1201

—Secs. 245 & 251 CrPC—

Applicability of....................................... 848

—Successor Magistrate—Acquittal—

Power of.................................................. 848

Summoning of

—Evidence on affidavit—~

deponent—Scope.................................... 903

—Unlisted Witness. ................................... 930

Summoning order

—Revisional powers of High Court........... 848

Summoning

—an Accused in Criminal Case is a

Serious Matter......................................... 852

—any person as Witness. ........................... 926

—the Income Tax Returns ......................... 959

Summons case

—procedure—Adoption of—Instead

of summary trial—Scope ........................ 844

—Regular ~ and not summary way—

Retrial or a de novo trial. ........................ 843

—Trial—Summary or warrant case—

Mandate of Sec. 143—No

impediment to convert case from ~

to warrant case. ....................................... 849

Summons trial

—and Summary trial—Procedure

followed .................................................. 844

Summons

—case or other mode summary trial—

Magistrate at liberty to try....................... 842

Summons-Case

—No Formal Framing of Charge in ~........ 874

support of

—Service of notice—Presumption in

~—Depend upon facts and

circumstances.......................................... 304

Suspension of

—Accused Need Not Surrender for ~

Sentence. ...............................................1167

—Conditional—~ Sentence......................1164

—Conviction. ...........................................1168

—Sentence. ..............................................1163

—Sentence—~—Remain present—

Scope.....................................................1177

—sentence—Condition—Fine &

Compensation—Scope ..........................1175

sustained

—Complaint—Proceedings for—Not

drawer of cheque—Cannot be ~..............646

—Proceedings for—Against not

drawer of cheque—Cannot be ~..............391

Sympathy

—Undue ~ Has No Place in

Sentencing.............................................1146

T

take place

—Territorial Jurisdiction—Material

event ~...................................................1139

Taken of

—Cognisance ~ Offence and Not

Offender. .................................................827

Taken

—When Cognisance Wrongly ~.................833

Taking Cognisance. .....................................822

Telegraphic Notice.......................................351

term of

—Sentence—Compensation—Not

paid—Default ~ imprisonment—

Scope.....................................................1176

Territorial jurisdiction

—Agreement clause ...................................804

—Drawee Bank ..........................................798

—Present Bank—Scope .............................804

—Presented to the bank'—Drawer

Bank—Scope ..........................................804

Territorial

—Jurisdiction—Chapter - XVIII............11058

Territoriality of

—criminal Courts—“cause of

action”—Relevant for

determination.................................161, 1124

that of

—Appellate Court cannot Impose

Punishment Higher than ~ Trial

Court .....................................................1151

The Amendments.............................................4


The Drawer.................................................... 75

time of

—Affidavit evidence—At any stage of

trial—At ~ taking cognizance ................. 896

Time-Barred

—Debt ....................................................... 411

toward purchase

—Dues ~—Civil remedy—Scope.............. 406

Transaction

—Territorial jurisdiction—~—Cause

of action ................................................ 1135

Transfer of

—Cases .................................................... 1026

—Complaint—~—Scope........................... 803

—Territorial jurisdiction—~ case—

Scope .................................................... 1114

Trial Court

—Appellate Court cannot Impose

Punishment Higher than that of ~ ......... 1151

Trial

—Accused property was attached—

Property was purchased by

petitioner—Death of accused—

Maintainability...................................... 1068

—Affidavit—Chief examination ............... 870

—Affidavit—Precluded accused from

putting certain questions from


—Documentary evidence—Secondary

evidence—Scope .................................... 871

—Further cross-examination—Scope ...... 1066

—Hearing of argument—Last Chance....... 871

—Receeipt—Stamp Act—

Applicability of....................................... 871

—Summary or warrant case—

Mandate of Sec. 143—No

impediment to convert case from

summons case to warrant case. ............... 849

Typographical

—Errors ..................................................... 600

U

Unaccounted Money. ................................. 366

Unclaimed Post .......................................... 345

Unregistered Chit. ...................................... 376

Unsigned

—Notice..................................................... 266

up of

—Proceedings against Company—

Winding ~ company—Scope.................. 554

V

Validity of

—The ~ Notice Claiming Larger,

Lesser and Different Amount ..................323

Validity

—Absent—Non-bailable warrant of

arrest—Issuance of—~............................656

—Acquittal—~.........................................1192

—Acquittal—~—Firm ...............................490

—Acquittal—Repaid amount due—

Version—Rebut initial

presumption—Failed—~.......................1198

—Change of Signature—Acquittal—~ ......980

—Cheque series do not relate to us—~ ......115

—Complaint filed under Section 138

after Section 420, Penal Code—~ ...........633

—Conviction—~—Merely on

presumption—Scope .............................1176

—Conviction—~—Scope. .......................1171

—Correction in Statement—

Rejected—~.............................................836

—Discharge application—Acquittal—

~ ............................................................1209

—Ex-parte Award by Arbitrator—~...........810

—F.S.L. Examination—Ordering of—

Submitted in another Court—~. ..............988

—Notice—Complainant working at

abroad—~................................................270

—Notice—Responsible person—~. ...........311

—Private complaint—Discharge of

accused—~..............................................629


Failed—Acquittal—~..............................201

—Special Power of Attorney—

Acquittal—~—Scope ..............................705

—Summoning order—Stop

Payment—~.............................................113

—Territorial Jurisdiction—Mortgage

property situated outside

Jurisdiction—~......................................1142

Vehicle

—Loan for vehicle—~ was stolen—

Insurance claim not released—

Scope.......................................................469

Venue of

—The ~ Trial............................................1106

Vicarious Liability

—under NI Act...........................................247

vicariously liable

—Offence by firm—Partner is only ~. .......489


Violation of

—Bail—~ conditions of bail bond—

Subsequent occasions—Scope.............. 1067

virtue of

—Managing Director—Not liable by

~ his status and designation only—

Role in issue and bouncing of

cheque..................................................... 554

W

warrant of

—Absent—Non-bailable ~ arrest—

Issuance of—Validity ............................. 656

—Issuance of ~ Arrest................................862

wife of


issued by ~ accused—Scope. ..................449

Withdrawal of

—Complaint .............................................1012

Work contract

—Post dated cheques—Scope....................394

Wrongly

—When Cognisance ~ Taken.....................833

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