https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=355845 In a cheque dishonour prosecution under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, the SC declined to interfere with concurrent findings of guilt, holding that no basis existed to disturb the conviction. However, because the compensation fixed by the trial court had already been deposited and an additional amount had also been secured, the Court modified the simple imprisonment sentence and substituted it with payment of the additional compensation amount to the complainant. The conviction was therefore maintained, while relief was granted only on sentence. en-us Mon, 19 Feb 2018 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 20 Feb 2018 06:05:25 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=355845 In a cheque dishonour prosecution under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, the SC declined to interfere with concurrent findings of guilt, holding that no basis existed to disturb the conviction. However, because the compensation fixed by the trial court had already been deposited and an additional amount had also been secured, the Court modified the simple imprisonment sentence and substituted it with payment of the additional compensation amount to the complainant. The conviction was therefore maintained, while relief was granted only on sentence. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 19 Feb 2018 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=355845