The Punjab & Haryana High Court ruled that a cheque issued as repayment for a bribe cannot be treated as a legally enforceable debt under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (NI Act). Justice Manjari Nehru Kaul, delivering the judgment in Surinder Singh v. Ram Dev, reaffirmed that only legally valid obligations are covered by the
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