https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=305739 A complaint for cheque dishonour filed before expiry of the 15-day statutory payment period was not treated as fatal where the matter was allowed to mature and the Magistrate's early cognizance was attributable to the court. The court applied the principle that an act of the court should prejudice no one, and noted that quashing would unfairly defeat the complainant's substantive right because a fresh complaint could then be barred by limitation. In the absence of prejudice to the accused, the premature filing and premature cognizance did not justify quashing. en-us Mon, 30 May 2005 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 22 Dec 2022 16:04:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=305739 A complaint for cheque dishonour filed before expiry of the 15-day statutory payment period was not treated as fatal where the matter was allowed to mature and the Magistrate's early cognizance was attributable to the court. The court applied the principle that an act of the court should prejudice no one, and noted that quashing would unfairly defeat the complainant's substantive right because a fresh complaint could then be barred by limitation. In the absence of prejudice to the accused, the premature filing and premature cognizance did not justify quashing. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 30 May 2005 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=305739