NOTIFICATION No.115/2008



As per the decision of the Hon'ble Security Committee,
comprising of three Hon'ble Judges, the Advocate General and
Presidents/Secretaries of various Advocate Associations and in
order to ensure safety and security inside the High Court
premise t is notified as follows:-

1) With effect from 30.07.2008, at all entry points, the Police
will made a random check of the visitors and their baggages.

2) Entry of taxis, auto rickshaws and private vehicles into the
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Even if the cheque is issued for security or guarantee purposes, if dishonoured, it will attract prosecution U/s.138 of NI Act. The account holder should have the sufficient amount in his account to honour the cheque on the date of issuing of the cheque itself. Even though this is not followed in today's transactions, atleast the drawer should maintain sufficient balance of cheque value on the date of cheque as precautionary measure. Further, he should give stop payment advice to the bank concer… Continue

Penal provision under Sec.138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act could be attracted only when the complainant proves that the cheque in question was issued for discharge in whole or in part of any debt or other legally enforceable liability. In the absence of any proof of debt or legally enforceable liability no criminal intention could be attributed to the accused.