Cheque Bounce Liability and Effect of Settlement Agreement Explained Under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act

In an important judgment dated 04 May 2026, the Court of LXXIII Addl. City Civil and Sessions Judge, Mayohall Unit, Bengaluru, presided by Smt. Anitha N.P., decided a criminal appeal filed under Section 374(3) of Cr.P.C.. The case arose from a cheque bounce dispute under Section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act, where Manjunath Ganapati Hegde challenged his conviction passed earlier by the trial court. Loan transaction and issuance of cheques As…