Bank manager's presence not mandatory in cheque bounce trial, authorised official can testify: J&K High Court

The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh recently ruled that it is not mandatory for a bank’s branch manager to appear personally during trials in cheque bouncing cases, and that any duly authorised bank official with access to the relevant records can competently testify instead [Iftikhar Ashraf Trumboo v. Furqan Ahmad Rather].