https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=424857 Where multiple cheque dishonour prosecutions arise from a consolidated liability and are tried on the same evidence, substantive sentences may be directed to run concurrently under Section 427 CrPC. The court treated the complaints as part of one transaction because the cheques were issued in close succession against the same liability, and the linked circumstances justified concurrent punishment. In revisional jurisdiction, a compensation order under Section 357 CrPC may also be modified to include a default sentence for non-payment, so that the direction remains enforceable. The default term was fixed within statutory limits and made consecutive to the substantive sentence. en-us Wed, 01 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 11 Jul 2022 10:09:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=424857 Where multiple cheque dishonour prosecutions arise from a consolidated liability and are tried on the same evidence, substantive sentences may be directed to run concurrently under Section 427 CrPC. The court treated the complaints as part of one transaction because the cheques were issued in close succession against the same liability, and the linked circumstances justified concurrent punishment. In revisional jurisdiction, a compensation order under Section 357 CrPC may also be modified to include a default sentence for non-payment, so that the direction remains enforceable. The default term was fixed within statutory limits and made consecutive to the substantive sentence. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 01 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=424857