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Supreme Court judgments on Section 139, Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881

16 judgments, latest first, from 2018 to 2026. Listed when the Supreme Court Reports file the judgment's headnote under Section 139 of this Act, as printed at the start of the headnote. Judgments that only mention it in passing are not listed.

Renuka vs The State of Maharashtra and Another
SC · 7 April 2026
[2026] 5 S.C.R. 26 : 2026 INSC 327
Whether the Sessions Court as well as the High Court erred in holding that the complaint as filed by the appellant u/s.138 of the N.I. Act was liable to be dismissed at the pre-trial stage on the ground that the cheque i…
Ashok Singh vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr.
SC · 2 April 2025
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 504 : 2025 INSC 427
Whether the High Court erred in setting aside the concurrent findings of guilt and the consequent conviction of the respondent no.2-accused under Section 138, Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881.
Bijoy Kumar Moni vs Paresh Manna & Anr.
SC · 20 December 2024
[2024] 12 S.C.R. 1946 : 2024 INSC 1024
The dishonoured cheque in question was signed by respondentaccused, in his capacity as Director and Authorised Signatory of the Company Shilabati Hospital Pvt. Ltd., on the account maintained by the Company with Standard…
M/s S.S. Production and Anr. P1: M/s S. S. Production P2: TR. S. Subbiah vs TR. Pavithran Prasanth
SC · 1 October 2024
[2024] 10 S.C.R. 2248 : 2024 INSC 1059
Issue arose as to whether the courts below were justified in convicting the petitioners u/s.138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 for dishonour of cheques and sentencing them to six months of simple imprisonment an…
Sri Dattatraya vs Sharanappa
SC · 7 August 2024
[2024] 8 S.C.R. 121 : 2024 INSC 586
Whether the High Court had rightly affirmed the acquittal of the respondent in a complaint case moved for the offence punishable u/s. 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 by its judgment dated 03.03.2023.
Ajay Kumar Radheyshyam Goenka vs Tourism Finance Corporation of India Ltd.
SC · 15 March 2023
[2023] 4 S.C.R. 986 : 2023 INSC 232
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016 – ss. 1(3), 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15, 29, 30, 31, 32A, 53, 61, 238 – Insolvency and Bankruptcy (Application to Adjudicating Authority) Rules, 2016 – Rule 6 – Negotiable Instruments Act, 188…
Tedhi Singh vs Narayan Dass Mahant
SC · 7 March 2022
[2022] 4 S.C.R. 442 : 2022 INSC 272
Negotiable Instrument Act, 1881: s.139 – Presumption in favour of holder – Respondent filed complaint stating that appellant was his friend and as he was in urgent need of money, he gave a sum of Rs.7 lakhs – However, ch…
M/s Gimpex Private Limited vs Manoj Goel
SC · 8 October 2021
[2021] 11 S.C.R. 432 : 2021 INSC 637
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 – ss. 138, 139 – Parallel prosecutions arising from a single transaction u/s.138 – Impermissibility of – Dishonour of cheques – First set of complaints filed – Compromise – First complain…
Triyambak S. Hegde vs Sripad
SC · 23 September 2021
[2021] 9 S.C.R. 189 : 2021 INSC 529
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 – ss. 118 and 139 – The case of the appellant was that the respondent approached him to sell his house – Pursuant to which an agreement dated 06.06.1996 was executed by the respondent whi…
Aps Forex Services Pvt. Ltd. vs Shakti International Fashion Linkers & Ors.
SC · 14 February 2020
[2020] 2 S.C.R. 811 : 2020 INSC 195
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 – s.139 – Presumption as to legally enforceable debt or liability – Dishonour of four cheques issued by accused – Fresh consolidated cheque issued – Dishonour of the said cheque on presen…
Rajeshbhai Muljibhai Patel and Others etc. vs State of Gujarat and Another etc.
SC · 10 February 2020
[2020] 2 S.C.R. 687 : 2020 INSC 160
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 – ss.138 and 139 – Appellant no.1 is real brother of respondent-accused in a criminal case filed u/s.138 by their maternal uncle-appellant no.3 – Both the brothers are residents of UK – T…
Uttam Ram vs Devinder Singh Hudan & Anr.
SC · 17 October 2019
[2019] 13 S.C.R. 425 : 2019 INSC 1160
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 – s.138 & ss.118, 139 – Respondent purchased apple crops of various growers which was carried out through ropeway to the roadhead for further transportation – Packing material was procure…
Rohitbhai Jivanlal Patel vs State of Gujarat & Anr.
SC · 15 March 2019
[2019] 5 S.C.R. 417 : 2019 INSC 393
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 – ss. 118, 138 and 139 – Presumption u/ss. 118 and 139 – 7 cheques of Rs. 3 Lakhs each, drawn by the accused-appellant in favour of the complainantrespondent no.2 – Dishonoured – Trial Co…
Anss Rajashekar vs Augustus Jeba Ananth
SC · 18 January 2019
[2019] 1 S.C.R. 731 : 2019 INSC 59
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 – ss.138 and 139 – Dishonour of cheque – Appeal against conviction – Appellant’s plea was that there was an absence of legally enforceable debt and the burden which was cast by the provis…
T.P. Murugan (Dead) Thr. Lrs. vs Bojan
SC · 31 July 2018
[2018] 9 S.C.R. 355 : 2018 INSC 655
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 – s.139 – Statutory presumption under –Operation of – Appellants after being inducted as Directors in respondent’s company infused capital therein by way of deposits and shares – Subseque…
Kishan Rao vs Shankargouda
SC · 2 July 2018
[2018] 5 S.C.R. 69 : 2018 INSC 561
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 – s. 139 – Presumption in favour of holder – Rebuttal of – Dishonour of cheque due to insufficiency of funds – Conviction by the trial court – High Court set aside the conviction holding…

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