Keywords
Section 138 NI Act
Cheque Dishonou
Indian Judiciary
Cheque Dishonou
Indian Judiciary
How to Cite
Khushboo. (2026). Judicial Burden In Cheque Dishonour Cases In India: A Critical Evaluation Of The Role Of Artificial Intelligence In Reducing Backlog. `Cadernos De Pós-Graduação Em Direito Político E Econômico, 26(S1), 76–93. Retrieved from https://ceapress.org/index.php/cpgdpe/article/view/197
Abstract
The Indian judiciary confronts a systemic crisis of unparalleled magnitude: an excess of fifty million pending cases, of which cheque dishonour prosecutions under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 constitute approximately twenty to thirty percent of all criminal pendency. This research paper undertakes a critical, multi-disciplinary evaluation of this crisis and the transformative potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in alleviating it.
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