Dishonour of Cheque - payment of 20% of amount of fine - Merely ...

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May 12, 2023

Dishonour of Cheque - payment of 20% of amount of fine - Merely because the condition to deposit 20% of the fine amount was not imposed upon the petitioners at the time of suspension of sentence by the learned Appellate Court, it cannot be held that the vacation of order of suspension of sentence upon non-fulfilment of such a condition imposed subsequently by the learned Appellate Court was bad in law. - HC

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Dishonour of Cheque - payment of 20% of amount of fine - Merely ...

Case Laws Indian Laws

May 12, 2023

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