https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=421581 Final compensation arising from a concluded Section 138 proceeding may be recovered from the estate of a deceased accused because the liability is treated as a recoverable monetary obligation under the criminal recovery machinery. Interim compensation under Section 143A, however, is provisional and contingent on the trial's outcome; if the accused dies before adjudication is complete, that order loses its operative basis and cannot be enforced against the estate. The distinction turns on whether the amount has crystallised into a final liability or remains dependent on the result of the prosecution. en-us Thu, 21 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 28 Apr 2022 08:12:20 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=421581 Final compensation arising from a concluded Section 138 proceeding may be recovered from the estate of a deceased accused because the liability is treated as a recoverable monetary obligation under the criminal recovery machinery. Interim compensation under Section 143A, however, is provisional and contingent on the trial's outcome; if the accused dies before adjudication is complete, that order loses its operative basis and cannot be enforced against the estate. The distinction turns on whether the amount has crystallised into a final liability or remains dependent on the result of the prosecution. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 21 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=421581