Recently, the Kerala High Court ruled that an absence of salutation when drawing a cheque by an accused can’t be a ground for an accused to be acquitted in section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act case. Justice Gopinath VP allowed the appeal and observed that the term M/s, short form of Messrs, was a salutation that
Absence of salutations like ‘M/s’/’Mr’ on Cheque are Irrelevant and Can’t be a Ground for Acquittal in Section 138 NI Act case
