High Court of Bombay Quashes FIR in Cheque Dishonour Case Due to Lack of Evidence of Debt — Dispute Found to be Civil in Nature, Not Criminal. The court held that the presumption of legally enforceable debt under Section 139 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 was rebutted, and criminal proceedings under Section 138 cannot be used to recover amounts in a civil dispute.
19 Sep 2018The case involves a criminal application filed by Rajendra Dagdulal Bafna and three others (applicants) seeking quashing of FIR No. 0115 of 2018 regis...




