Negotiable Instruments Act: Cheque Bounce Case Ends in Acquittal After Court Finds Signatures on Cheques Not Proved

A Delhi court has acquitted M/s Almandine Marketing Private Ltd. and its Director Anita Saroha in a cheque bounce case after holding that the complainant failed to prove that the disputed cheques were signed by the authorised accused. The Court ruled that merely producing dishonoured cheques was not enough to secure conviction under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 when the signatures on the cheques remained unproved. Background…