https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=754095 Interim compensation under Section 143A of the Negotiable Instruments Act is discretionary, not mandatory, and the court must assess the complainant's prima facie case together with the accused's defence before directing payment. The presumption under Section 139 alone does not justify interim compensation. On the facts, the complainant produced only the cheques without supporting material for the alleged underlying transaction, while the accused raised a plausible case that the cheques were blank and issued for a different transaction. No perversity or unreasonableness was shown in the trial court's exercise of discretion, so refusal of interim compensation was upheld and interference under Section 482 CrPC was declined. en-us Thu, 30 May 2024 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 18 Jun 2024 08:28:06 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=754095 Interim compensation under Section 143A of the Negotiable Instruments Act is discretionary, not mandatory, and the court must assess the complainant's prima facie case together with the accused's defence before directing payment. The presumption under Section 139 alone does not justify interim compensation. On the facts, the complainant produced only the cheques without supporting material for the alleged underlying transaction, while the accused raised a plausible case that the cheques were blank and issued for a different transaction. No perversity or unreasonableness was shown in the trial court's exercise of discretion, so refusal of interim compensation was upheld and interference under Section 482 CrPC was declined. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 30 May 2024 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=754095