Conviction under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 for Dishonoured Cheques Upheld

In a significant judgment delivered by the Judicial Magistrate First Class, (NI ACT)-04, South, Saket, New Delhi, the court has convicted Ranjana Nahar, wife of Tarun Nahar, under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 for issuing dishonoured cheques to Sufal Jha. The case revolved around a friendly loan transaction of Rs. 1,17,000/- taken by the accused from the complainant during 2017-2018. The accused had issued two cheques in…