https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=415566 Section 427 CrPC treats consecutive running of a later sentence as the general rule, while concurrency remains a discretionary exception to be exercised on sound principles having regard to the nature of the offence and the facts. Where convictions arise from different transactions, separate crime numbers and distinct judgments, the ordinary position is that sentences run consecutively unless the court specifically directs otherwise. As the narcotic offences arose from separate recoveries and separate NDPS convictions, and no order of concurrency had been made, the request for concurrent running of sentences was rejected. en-us Tue, 07 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 17 Feb 2022 15:13:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=415566 Section 427 CrPC treats consecutive running of a later sentence as the general rule, while concurrency remains a discretionary exception to be exercised on sound principles having regard to the nature of the offence and the facts. Where convictions arise from different transactions, separate crime numbers and distinct judgments, the ordinary position is that sentences run consecutively unless the court specifically directs otherwise. As the narcotic offences arose from separate recoveries and separate NDPS convictions, and no order of concurrency had been made, the request for concurrent running of sentences was rejected. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 07 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=415566