Supreme Court of India

Goaplast Pvt. Ltd. v. Shri Chico Ursula Dsouza and Anr.

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Bench M.B. Shah and Arun Kumar JJ.
Decided 7 March 2003

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What the Court ordered

We hold that Section 138 of the Negotiable E Instruments Act will be attracted in the facts of the case.

Judgment, page 9

From the headnote

Negotiable Instruments Act, I 881-Sections I 38, I 39 and Chapter XVI/­ Post dated cheques-Payment of-Countermanding payment of the same­ Whether would attract the penal provision of Section I 38-Held, once a cheque is issued a presumption under Section I 39 must follow-Jn yiew of the presumption and the object of Chapter XVII, countermanding payment of post dateq cheques would not preclude an action .under Section I 38.…

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