https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=424192 An appellate court cannot, in an accused's appeal against conviction under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, impose compensation where the trial court awarded only a fine and no compensation, because that would amount to impermissible enhancement under Section 386(b)(iii) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Compensation under Section 357 CrPC must remain within the limits of the appellate court's sentencing power. On the facts, the conviction and fine were maintained, but the custodial sentence was found excessive and reduced from one year's simple imprisonment to six months, with statutory set-off under Section 428 CrPC preserved. en-us Thu, 16 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 24 Jun 2022 07:55:24 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=424192 An appellate court cannot, in an accused's appeal against conviction under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, impose compensation where the trial court awarded only a fine and no compensation, because that would amount to impermissible enhancement under Section 386(b)(iii) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Compensation under Section 357 CrPC must remain within the limits of the appellate court's sentencing power. On the facts, the conviction and fine were maintained, but the custodial sentence was found excessive and reduced from one year's simple imprisonment to six months, with statutory set-off under Section 428 CrPC preserved. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 16 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=424192