dear members
in a cheque bounce case under sec 138 NI act, the accused said in his cross examination that he does not know the complainant and that the signature in the cheque is not his. he denies all knowledge about the cheque itself, which he claims was stolen earlier itself. but he has not produced any evidence for the loss of cheque. he has not even replied to the pre complaint notice.
my question is this: is it advisable to apply to the court to have the signatures compared (he admitted the signature in some other documents) or is it better to summon the bank to compare the signatures? (because the bank will have the specimen signature card). of course, the cheque has been returned for insufficiency of funds and for no other reason.
please advise as early as possible - it is URGENT.
yours
v.lakshminarayanan
palani