Cheque Issued To Repay Bribe Money Not Legally Enforceable Debt U/S. 138 Of Negotiable Instruments Act: Madras High Court The High Court held that a cheque issued to return money paid as an illegal gratification cannot constitute a legally enforceable debt under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, since such an agreement is void ab initio and opposed to public policy

Cheque Issued To Repay Bribe Money Not Legally Enforceable Debt U/S. 138 Of Negotiable Instruments Act: Madras High Court The High Court held that a cheque issued to return money paid as an illegal gratification cannot constitute a legally enforceable debt under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, since such an agreement is void ab initio and opposed to public policy

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