https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=441806 Additional evidence at the appellate stage was properly refused where the accused had been given an opportunity to lead defence evidence but did not use it, and his reply to the demand notice did not disclose the alleged part-payments. The default imprisonment attached to the compensation order was held unsustainable because imprisonment in default must remain within the statutory ceiling applicable to the offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act read with Section 30 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Conviction and compensation were maintained, but the default sentence was set aside to the limited extent required by law. en-us Thu, 17 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 18 Aug 2023 08:44:45 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=441806 Additional evidence at the appellate stage was properly refused where the accused had been given an opportunity to lead defence evidence but did not use it, and his reply to the demand notice did not disclose the alleged part-payments. The default imprisonment attached to the compensation order was held unsustainable because imprisonment in default must remain within the statutory ceiling applicable to the offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act read with Section 30 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Conviction and compensation were maintained, but the default sentence was set aside to the limited extent required by law. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 17 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=441806