Criminal Appeal · Supreme Court of India
Rangappa v. Sri Mohan
| Case number | Criminal Appeal No. 1020 of 2010 |
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| Citation | (2010) 11 SCC 441 |
| Date of judgment | 7 May 2010 |
| Petitioner / Appellant | Rangappa |
| Respondent | Sri Mohan |
Holding
The Court held that the presumption under Section 139 of the Negotiable Instruments Act — that a cheque was issued for a legally enforceable debt or liability — is a rebuttable presumption of law, not merely of fact, and that the accused may rebut it on a preponderance of probability, including through the cross-examination of the complainant, without necessarily leading separate defence evidence.