Appeal against an order of acquittal by J.M.F.C. in respect of an offence under section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act can be filed in:-
A. High Court
B. Court of Sessions
C. High Court with leave of Court
D. C.J.M. Court
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The question of the reasonableness of the time for presenting a bill of exchange for payment is a
A. Question of law
B. Question of fact
C. Mixed question of law and fact
D. None of the above
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A complaint, against the drawer of a cheque, dishonoured for insufficiency, etc., of funds, must be made:
A. Within one month of the date on which the cause-of-action arises under clause (c) of the proviso to Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881
B. Within thirty days of the receipt of information from the bank regarding the return of the cheques as unpaid
C. Within fifteen days of the expiration of notice sent to the drawer of such cheques by the payee, demanding payment of the amount
D. Within six months from the date on which the cheque is drawn
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Which Section of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 excludes the defence that the "drawer had no reason to believe when he issued a cheque that it may be dishonoured on presentment for the reasons stated in Section 138 of the Act"?
A. Section 138
B. Section 139
C. Section 140
D. Section 141
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Which provisions of the Negotiable Instruments Act mandates that the offences punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act shall be tried summarily?
A. Section 141
B. Section 142
C. Section 143
D. Section 144
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The term 'negotiation' in section 14 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 refers to
A. The transfer of a bill of exchange, promissory note or cheque to any person, so as to constitute the person the holder thereof
B. The payment by a bank on a negotiable instrument after due verification of the instrument
C. The bargaining between the parties to a negotiable instrument
D. All of the above
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Negotiable Instruments Act:- Whether a minor may draw, indorse, deliver and negotiate any instrument?
A. Only when he can understand the consequence of it
B. Only when it is beneficial for him
C. Only when it is made with mutual consent of both parties
D. Yes, he may do so as to bind all parties except himself
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Under section 76(b) of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, the engagement to pay must have been entered into
A. At maturity (Mehar v. Hari Gaur, AIR 1935 Lah 666)
B. After maturity (Sivaram v. Jayaram, AIR 1960 Mad 297 DB)
C. Prior to maturity (Thakur Din v. Oudh Commercial Bank Ltd., AIR 1999 Oudh 16)
D. None of the above
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All cheques are bill of exchange, but all bills of exchange are not cheques
A. False
B. Partly true and partly false
C. True
D. None of the above
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Which one of the following is a prescribed period of limitation for taking cognizance to the Court against the offence committed under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881?
A. 60 days from the date of writing the cheque and if informed to the Court in writing only
B. 90 days from the date of writing the cheque and if complaint made to the Court orally
C. 15 days from the date of writing the cheque and if informed to the Court written or orally both
D. 30 days from the date of cause of action arises if the complaint made in writing to the Court
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In which of the following cases the Supreme Court held that 'filling up of blanks in a cheque by itself would not amount to forgery'?
A. Surya Lekshmi cotton Mills v. Rajvir Industries
B. M. S. Narayana Menon v. State of Kerela
C. Subodh S. Salasker v. Jayaprakash M. Shah
D. Rahul Builders v. Arihant Fertilizers and Chemicals
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Cheque is a special kind of Bill of Exchange.
A. True
B. False
C. Partly true
D. Partly false
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Which of the following is not an example of Negotiable Instrument?
A. Promissory Note
B. Bill of Exchange
C. Share Certificate
D. Cheque
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Cheques issued under same transaction, dishonoured one complaint in respect of all cheques is
A. Maintainable
B. Not maintainable
C. Only when a single notice is sent
D. None of the above
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In which judgment, the Hon'ble Supreme Court laid down that a complaint based on a second or successive dishonor of cheque is maintainable, if no complaint based on an earlier dishonor of cheque followed by statutory notice issued on the basis thereof had been filed:
A. (2013) 1 SCC 177, M.S.R. Leathors v. S. Palaniappan & Anr
B. (1998) 6 SCC 514, Sadanandan Bhadran v. Madhavan Sunil Kumar
C. (1999) 4 SCC 567, Sil Import USA v. Exim Aides Silk Exporters Bangalore
D. (2004) 13 SCC 498, Krishna Exports & Ors. v. Raju Das
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The case for dishonour of cheque is to be filled in the court of . . . . . . . .
A. Judicial Magistrate First Class
B. Metropolitan Magistrate
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. None of them
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Which is not a negotiable instrument?
A. Bond
B. Promissory note
C. Bill of exchange
D. Cheque
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Who among the following cannot cross a cheque?
A. Drawer
B. Holder
C. Banker
D. Foreigner
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The provisions of section 87 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, are subject to the provisions of
A. Sections 20, 48, 68 and 125 of the Act
B. Sections 20, 49, 68 and 122 of the Act
C. Sections 20, 49, 86 and 125 of the Act
D. Sections 20, 49, 66 and 125 of the Act
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Which one of the following Sections of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, deals with offence committed by a company under Section 138?
A. Section 139
B. Section 140
C. Section 141
D. Section 142
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