https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=419275 Sections 219 and 220 of the Code of Criminal Procedure are enabling exceptions to the general rule that distinct offences must be charged and tried separately. In prosecutions under section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, dishonour of different cheques issued on different dates and supported by distinct liabilities ordinarily constitutes separate offences and separate causes of action, not one transaction. Because the two complaints arose from different factual bases and different underlying liabilities, refusal to club them disclosed no illegality, irregularity or perversity. The separate complaints were therefore permitted to proceed independently. en-us Tue, 22 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 08 Mar 2022 08:58:49 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=419275 Sections 219 and 220 of the Code of Criminal Procedure are enabling exceptions to the general rule that distinct offences must be charged and tried separately. In prosecutions under section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, dishonour of different cheques issued on different dates and supported by distinct liabilities ordinarily constitutes separate offences and separate causes of action, not one transaction. Because the two complaints arose from different factual bases and different underlying liabilities, refusal to club them disclosed no illegality, irregularity or perversity. The separate complaints were therefore permitted to proceed independently. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 22 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=419275