Supreme Court · 2010 INSC 310 · Decided 11 May 2010
K.A. Abbas v. Sabu Joseph & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2010 INSC 310 · [2010] 6 S.C.R. 822
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1052/2010
- Decided
- 11 May 2010
- Bench
- P. SATHASIVAM, H.L. DATTU (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 357(3), 357; NI Act Section 138
Headnote
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: c ss. 357(3), 431 and 421 - Sentence of imprisonment for default in payment of compensation - Propriety of - Held: Imposition of such sentence is permissible - Payment of compensation is to accommodate the interest of the victims - In view of s. 431 compensation provides for imprisonment for non-payment of fine - Sentence I Sentencing. s. 357(3) - Power of court to pay compensation - Scope and purpose of - Discussed - Use of such power is a constructive approach to crimes - Recommendation to the E courts to use this power liberally so as to meet the ends
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