Dishonor of Cheque - prayer for reduction in the quantum of ...

Court Upholds Conviction for Cheque Dishonor; Reduces Sentence to 18 Months Rigorous Imprisonment and Compensation.

December 18, 2020

Case Laws Indian Laws HC

Dishonor of Cheque - prayer for reduction in the quantum of sentence - The concern of the Legislature is obvious. Provisions inserted for inculcating greater faith in banking transactions needed more teeth so that cases involving dishonour of cheques reduced - It is, thus, apparent that deterrence and restoration are the principles to be kept in mind for sentencing - The revision petition is dismissed and conviction is maintained. However, the sentence is reduced to RI for a period of one year and six months along with payment of compensation as awarded by the trial Court. - HC

View Source

← Previous Next →

Dishonor of Cheque - prayer for reduction in the quantum of ...

Court Upholds Conviction for Cheque Dishonor; Reduces Sentence to 18 Months Rigorous Imprisonment and Compensation.

December 18, 2020

Case Laws Indian Laws HC

You may also like:

Dishonour of Cheque - conviction of accused - The High Court upheld the conviction under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act based on the evidence presented,...

Dishonour of Cheque - punishment - The trial Court has sentenced the accused to undergo rigorous imprisonment for six months and to pay fine of Rs.5,000/- - Section 138...

Dishonor of Cheque - legally enforceable debt or not - rebuttal of presumption - both the Trial Court and the Sessions Judge's Court without analyzing the evidence...

In a case concerning dishonor of cheques u/s 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, the Court upheld the conviction and sentence. The accused admitted issuing cheques...

The High Court upheld conviction u/s 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, as presumption u/s 139 favored the complainant. Petitioner's personal cheque dishonored,...

Dishonor of Cheque - legally enforceable debt or not - the accused discharged his burden under Sections 118 and 139 of the N.I.Act to prove that the cheque had not been...

Dishonour of Cheque - Quantum of sentence / Fine - The sentence is optional, either it may be imprisonment for two years or fine which may be twice amount of the cheque...

Maintainability of appeals u/s 377 of CrPC against inadequate sentence was examined. Offences u/s 279-A of IT Act, 1961 are non-cognizable, triable by Magistrate....

Dishonor of Cheque - Ascertaining nature of transaction - whether a criminal proceeding can be initiated and an accused held guilty when there is already a civil court...

Validity of Arbitral Award - dishonor of cheque - Claim u/s 18 of the Limitation Act, 1963, a fresh period of limitation - Admittedly, in this case the respondent was...

This is a summary of a legal case related to the dishonor of a cheque. The court held that the accused failed to rebut the presumption of consideration for the cheque by...

The High Court addressed the challenge to the acquittal of the accused u/s 255(1) of Cr. P. C. for dishonoring a cheque due to insufficient funds. It clarified that the...

In a case involving dishonor of a cheque, the prosecution successfully discharged its burden u/s 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. The sole respondent admitted to...

The High Court dismissed the criminal revision petition filed by the petitioner against the conviction u/s 277 of the Income Tax Act, 1961. The court upheld the...

Dishonor of Cheque - insufficiency of funds - rebuttal of presumption under Sections 118 and 139 of the NI Act - The failure of the appellant in showing the said amounts...

Quick Updates: