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Case of Shine Varghese Koipurathu vs State of Kerala,\u00a0\u00a0SC\u00a0\u00a0Judgement Dated 8th<\/sup>\u00a0December 2025.<\/em>\u00a0The apex court\u00a0held that a cash loan over Rs 20,000, even if violating Income Tax Act\u00a0\u00a0(Section 269SS), remains a legally enforceable debt for Section 138 of Negotiable Instrument Act (cheque bounce) cases.\u00a0The court held that violations of the Income Tax Act for large cash transactions result in separate penalties, not invalidation of the underlying financial obligation for cheque bounce proceedings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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