https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=445777 Expeditious disposal of Negotiable Instruments Act prosecutions does not justify denial of a meaningful opportunity to cross-examine the complainant or other basic procedural safeguards. Where the trial court proceeded hurriedly, recorded the complainant's evidence and the accused's Section 313 CrPC statement on the same day, and thereby prejudiced the defence, the criminal process was found to offend natural justice. The concurrent findings were set aside and the matter was remanded for fresh trial after granting both sides a proper opportunity to adduce evidence. en-us Thu, 26 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 18 Nov 2023 12:41:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=445777 Expeditious disposal of Negotiable Instruments Act prosecutions does not justify denial of a meaningful opportunity to cross-examine the complainant or other basic procedural safeguards. Where the trial court proceeded hurriedly, recorded the complainant's evidence and the accused's Section 313 CrPC statement on the same day, and thereby prejudiced the defence, the criminal process was found to offend natural justice. The concurrent findings were set aside and the matter was remanded for fresh trial after granting both sides a proper opportunity to adduce evidence. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 26 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=445777