https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=398177 Interim deposit orders in cheque dishonour proceedings under Section 143-A of the Negotiable Instruments Act are treated as discretionary measures that need not be disturbed under inherent jurisdiction where the accused has not disclosed a defence or produced rebuttal material. The note also records that a trial court may invoke Section 143-A without a separate complainant's application, and a brief order is not invalid if the record shows application of mind and no failure of justice is demonstrated. The provision's built-in safeguards and refund mechanism address concerns about prejudice. On that basis, the challenge to the deposit direction was rejected and the proceedings were allowed to continue. en-us Tue, 01 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 09 Sep 2020 10:17:43 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=398177 Interim deposit orders in cheque dishonour proceedings under Section 143-A of the Negotiable Instruments Act are treated as discretionary measures that need not be disturbed under inherent jurisdiction where the accused has not disclosed a defence or produced rebuttal material. The note also records that a trial court may invoke Section 143-A without a separate complainant's application, and a brief order is not invalid if the record shows application of mind and no failure of justice is demonstrated. The provision's built-in safeguards and refund mechanism address concerns about prejudice. On that basis, the challenge to the deposit direction was rejected and the proceedings were allowed to continue. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 01 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=398177