Supreme Court · 2025 INSC 427 · Decided 1 April 2025
Ashok Singh v. State of Uttar Pradesh & ANR. R1: State of Uttar Pradesh R2: Ravindra Pratap Singh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2025 INSC 427 · [2025] 4 S.C.R. 504
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 4171/2024
- Decided
- 1 April 2025
- Bench
- SUDHANSHU DHULIA, AHSANUDDIN AMANULLAH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- NI Act Section 138, 139
Headnote
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. - ss.138, 139 - Onus u/s.138 not on the complainant to initially lead evidence to show that he had the financial capacity for advancing loan to the accused, unless a case is set up in the reply to the statutory notice sent - On facts, the appellant advanced loan to the
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