CHARAN SINGH vs BALWINDER SINGH

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** 128 RSA-1944-2023 Date of decision: 13.07.2026 Charan Singh . . . . Appellant Vs. Balwinder Singh . . . Respondent **** CORAM: HON’BLE MR JUSTICE DEEPAK GUPTA **** Present: - Mr.P.S. Jammu, Advocate, for the appellant. **** DEEPAK GUPTA, J. The plaintiff is in Regular Second Appeal against the concurrent judgments & decrees passed by the learned Civil Judge (Junior Division), Sirsa and affirmed by the learned Additional District Judge, Sirsa, whereby his suit for recovery of ₹6,14,000/- on the basis of pronote and receipt dated 11.02.2010 has been dismissed. 2. Learned counsel for the appellant contends that once execution of the pronote stood proved through the scribe and attesting witness, the Courts below were bound to draw the statutory presumption under Section 118 of the Negotiable Instruments Act regarding consideration. It is argued that the Courts below have wrongly discarded the testimony of the plaintiff's witnesses and have illegally relied upon the opinion of the handwriting/fingerprint expert examined by the defendant. It is further submitted that the findings recorded by the Courts below are contrary to the e