Landmark case · Law of Banking and Negotiable Instruments · Semester 5

Rangappa v. Sri Mohan

(2010) 11 SCC 441 · Supreme Court of India

Section 139 raises a rebuttable presumption that the cheque was issued for a legally enforceable debt; the accused bears the evidential burden to displace it.

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Holder, negotiation and liability of parties — Unit III, Law of Banking and Negotiable Instruments.

Related sections:

Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, 8–9 — Holder and holder in due course
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, 14–15 — Negotiation and endorsement
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, 32–36 — Liability of maker, drawer, acceptor and endorser
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, 118 — Presumptions as to negotiable instruments