https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196478 Typographical mistakes in a complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, including an incorrect cheque number and wrong date of bank intimation, may be corrected when the record already shows the accurate particulars and no prejudice is caused. The Rajasthan HC stated that, although the inherent power under Section 482 CrPC vests in the High Court, subordinate criminal courts are not powerless to permit obvious clerical corrections where no legal prohibition exists and the amendment is needed to advance justice. The trial court should therefore allow rectification of such errors when they do not affect the substance of the prosecution. en-us Tue, 25 Nov 2003 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 02 Dec 2017 10:09:37 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196478 Typographical mistakes in a complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, including an incorrect cheque number and wrong date of bank intimation, may be corrected when the record already shows the accurate particulars and no prejudice is caused. The Rajasthan HC stated that, although the inherent power under Section 482 CrPC vests in the High Court, subordinate criminal courts are not powerless to permit obvious clerical corrections where no legal prohibition exists and the amendment is needed to advance justice. The trial court should therefore allow rectification of such errors when they do not affect the substance of the prosecution. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 25 Nov 2003 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196478