https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=288738 In cheque dishonour matters, sentencing should not be confined to imprisonment; the court should also consider compensation so the complainant receives the cheque amount within a reasonable time. The Bombay High Court noted that where dishonour under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act is established, the sentencing court ought to exercise discretion judiciously and consider compensation under Section 357 of the Code of Criminal Procedure to give effect to the statutory object. The conviction was maintained, but the sentence was modified to add a compensatory direction, showing that compensation can form an important part of effective sentencing in cheque dishonour cases. en-us Tue, 26 Feb 2019 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 25 Jun 2020 17:47:45 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=288738 In cheque dishonour matters, sentencing should not be confined to imprisonment; the court should also consider compensation so the complainant receives the cheque amount within a reasonable time. The Bombay High Court noted that where dishonour under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act is established, the sentencing court ought to exercise discretion judiciously and consider compensation under Section 357 of the Code of Criminal Procedure to give effect to the statutory object. The conviction was maintained, but the sentence was modified to add a compensatory direction, showing that compensation can form an important part of effective sentencing in cheque dishonour cases. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 26 Feb 2019 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=288738