Negotiable Instruments Act: Bengaluru Sessions Court Upholds Conviction in Cheque Bounce Case Under Section 138

A Bengaluru Sessions Court has dismissed a criminal appeal filed by Lakshmi against the conviction order passed in a cheque bounce case under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. The Court upheld the judgment of the Trial Court and confirmed the sentence imposed against the accused after finding that she failed to rebut the statutory presumption available in favour of the complainant. Case Background The case arose out…