Section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act and Section 406 IPC Case: Patna High Court Grants Bail to Accused Over Dishonoured Cheques Issued from Dormant Account Amid Procedural Defects and Non-Compliance of Section 142 NI Act – Patna High Court
Background of the Case In the High Court of Judicature at Patna, Md. Tamimul Huk, son of Haider Ali, resident of Village Majhwaliya, PS Murhurah, District Saran, approached the court seeking anticipatory bail in connection with Complaint Case No. 2986 of 2017. The complaint was filed against him under Section 406 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. The accused feared arrest over allegations…