Cheque Bounce (NI Act)
Dashrathbhai Trikambhai Patel v. Hitesh Mahendrabhai Patel
Full citation: Dashrathbhai Trikambhai Patel v. Hitesh Mahendrabhai Patel, Supreme Court of India, decided 11.10.2022
Legal proposition
Where part of the debt had been paid before presentation, a cheque for the original full amount did not represent a legally enforceable debt; s.138 was not attracted.
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