https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=302309 In a prosecution under the Negotiable Instruments Act for cheque dishonour, the Court held that proceedings may be closed once the accused has deposited the cheque amount with interest and the complainant stands compensated, even without the complainant's consent. Applying the compensatory character of Section 138 recognised in Meters and Instruments, the Court treated payment of the full amount with assessed interest and costs as sufficient to satisfy the object of the proceedings. It further noted that the matter was at an early stage and that no useful purpose would be served by continuing it, so closure could be ordered under Section 143 of the Act read with Section 258 of the Criminal Procedure Code. en-us Sun, 01 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 14 May 2022 15:06:28 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=302309 In a prosecution under the Negotiable Instruments Act for cheque dishonour, the Court held that proceedings may be closed once the accused has deposited the cheque amount with interest and the complainant stands compensated, even without the complainant's consent. Applying the compensatory character of Section 138 recognised in Meters and Instruments, the Court treated payment of the full amount with assessed interest and costs as sufficient to satisfy the object of the proceedings. It further noted that the matter was at an early stage and that no useful purpose would be served by continuing it, so closure could be ordered under Section 143 of the Act read with Section 258 of the Criminal Procedure Code. Case-Laws Indian Laws Sun, 01 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=302309