Interim compensation in cheque dishonour cases can be ordered against the drawer, payable promptly and recoverable as a fine. Power to direct interim compensation permits the trial court to order the drawer of a dishonoured cheque to pay interim compensation in specified stages of the trial; the interim amount is capped, payable within a prescribed period with a short extension allowed, recoverable as a fine, refundable with bank-rate interest if the drawer is acquitted, and credited against any subsequent fine or compensation awarded.
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Interim compensation in cheque dishonour cases can be ordered against the drawer, payable promptly and recoverable as a fine.
Power to direct interim compensation permits the trial court to order the drawer of a dishonoured cheque to pay interim compensation in specified stages of the trial; the interim amount is capped, payable within a prescribed period with a short extension allowed, recoverable as a fine, refundable with bank-rate interest if the drawer is acquitted, and credited against any subsequent fine or compensation awarded.
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