https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=305602 Arbitration proceedings do not bar prosecution under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act where the complaint rests on an independent statutory cause of action arising from cheque dishonour. The Court held that the criminal liability attached to dishonour of cheques is separate from any contractual dispute referred to arbitration, and that civil and criminal proceedings may continue where they arise from distinct causes of action, even if they concern the same underlying transaction. The quashing order was therefore unsustainable, and the criminal complaint was restored to proceed in accordance with law. en-us Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 12 Nov 2024 13:22:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=305602 Arbitration proceedings do not bar prosecution under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act where the complaint rests on an independent statutory cause of action arising from cheque dishonour. The Court held that the criminal liability attached to dishonour of cheques is separate from any contractual dispute referred to arbitration, and that civil and criminal proceedings may continue where they arise from distinct causes of action, even if they concern the same underlying transaction. The quashing order was therefore unsustainable, and the criminal complaint was restored to proceed in accordance with law. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=305602