https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=398947 Concurrency of sentences in cheque dishonour matters under Section 427 of the Code remains a discretionary remedy, even where a separate proceeding under Section 482 is maintainable to seek such relief. The governing consideration is whether the offences arise from the same transaction and whether the facts justify leniency. Here, although the matters could be treated as connected, the Court declined to order concurrent running because the petitioner had not paid the compensation and fine imposed in the cases. The request for concurrency was therefore rejected. en-us Tue, 08 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 29 Sep 2020 06:23:30 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=398947 Concurrency of sentences in cheque dishonour matters under Section 427 of the Code remains a discretionary remedy, even where a separate proceeding under Section 482 is maintainable to seek such relief. The governing consideration is whether the offences arise from the same transaction and whether the facts justify leniency. Here, although the matters could be treated as connected, the Court declined to order concurrent running because the petitioner had not paid the compensation and fine imposed in the cases. The request for concurrency was therefore rejected. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 08 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=398947