https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=154124 Section 360(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 was treated as conferring broad discretion to release a first offender on admonition where the offence is punishable only with fine and no exclusion applies. The provision was read as extending to offences under other laws, including the Karnataka Sales Tax Act, 1957, because neither the Code nor that Act excluded its operation. The minimum fine under Section 29(1)(g) was held to matter only if the court declines to proceed under Section 360(3); once admonition is granted, sentencing does not arise. Release on admonition was therefore upheld. en-us Tue, 14 Feb 1984 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 07 Aug 2013 18:24:51 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=154124 Section 360(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 was treated as conferring broad discretion to release a first offender on admonition where the offence is punishable only with fine and no exclusion applies. The provision was read as extending to offences under other laws, including the Karnataka Sales Tax Act, 1957, because neither the Code nor that Act excluded its operation. The minimum fine under Section 29(1)(g) was held to matter only if the court declines to proceed under Section 360(3); once admonition is granted, sentencing does not arise. Release on admonition was therefore upheld. Case-Laws VAT and Sales Tax Tue, 14 Feb 1984 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=154124