https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=303238 Section 427 CrPC permits a court to direct that subsequent substantive sentences run concurrently, and Section 482 CrPC may be invoked to correct non-exercise of that discretion where necessary to prevent injustice. In multiple Section 138 NI Act convictions arising from similar transactions, the Court found no compelling reason to insist on consecutive substantive sentences and directed them to run concurrently in the interests of justice. The Court also clarified that default sentences for non-payment of fine or compensation cannot be made concurrent with substantive sentences and must run consecutively. en-us Tue, 18 Jul 2017 00:00:00 +0530 Sun, 10 Jul 2022 20:20:44 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=303238 Section 427 CrPC permits a court to direct that subsequent substantive sentences run concurrently, and Section 482 CrPC may be invoked to correct non-exercise of that discretion where necessary to prevent injustice. In multiple Section 138 NI Act convictions arising from similar transactions, the Court found no compelling reason to insist on consecutive substantive sentences and directed them to run concurrently in the interests of justice. The Court also clarified that default sentences for non-payment of fine or compensation cannot be made concurrent with substantive sentences and must run consecutively. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 18 Jul 2017 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=303238