https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=197886 A subordinate criminal court cannot permit a material amendment to a complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act when the change alters the basis of limitation, statutory notice, or the foundation of liability. A correction that goes beyond a typographical error and affects the ingredients of the prosecution cannot be allowed under any inherent power analogous to Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code, which is confined to the High Court. The material amendment was therefore unsustainable, and the complaint had to proceed on its original basis. en-us Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 17 Jan 2018 15:48:43 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=197886 A subordinate criminal court cannot permit a material amendment to a complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act when the change alters the basis of limitation, statutory notice, or the foundation of liability. A correction that goes beyond a typographical error and affects the ingredients of the prosecution cannot be allowed under any inherent power analogous to Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code, which is confined to the High Court. The material amendment was therefore unsustainable, and the complaint had to proceed on its original basis. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=197886