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Rangappa vs Sri Mohan on 7 May, 2010

In Rangappa V. Sri Mohan, (2010) 11 SCC 441, a three judge bench of Apex Court observed that, Section 139 of the NI Act is stated to be an example of a reverse onus clause which is in tune with the legislative intent of improving the credibility of negotiable instruments.' The Hon'ble Supreme Court further observed that the offence under Section 138 of the NI Act is at best a regulatory offence and largely falls in the arena of a civil wrong and therefore the test of proportionality ought to guide the interpretation of the reverse onus clause. An accused may not be expected to discharge an unduly high standard of proof. A reverse onus clause requires the accused to raise a probable defence or creating doubt about the existence of a legally enforceable debt or liability for thwarting the prosecution. The standard of proof for doing so would necessarily be on the basis of "preponderance of probabilities" and not "beyond shadow of any doubt".
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