https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=421486 Non-compliance with the proviso to Section 143 of the Negotiable Instruments Act in changing a cheque dishonour matter to a summons trial did not, on this record, justify quashing under Section 482 CrPC. The Court treated the hearing requirement as procedural and directory, noting that "in the course of" a summary trial is wider than the commencement stage. It found the order was passed before the trial had effectively commenced, no real prejudice was shown, and the case had already progressed substantially, including recording of the accused's Section 313 statement. The belated objection was also viewed as an attempt to delay the proceedings, and quashing was refused. en-us Fri, 22 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 26 Apr 2022 08:15:29 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=421486 Non-compliance with the proviso to Section 143 of the Negotiable Instruments Act in changing a cheque dishonour matter to a summons trial did not, on this record, justify quashing under Section 482 CrPC. The Court treated the hearing requirement as procedural and directory, noting that "in the course of" a summary trial is wider than the commencement stage. It found the order was passed before the trial had effectively commenced, no real prejudice was shown, and the case had already progressed substantially, including recording of the accused's Section 313 statement. The belated objection was also viewed as an attempt to delay the proceedings, and quashing was refused. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 22 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=421486