Supreme Court · 2001 INSC 23 · Decided 12 January 2001
Pankajbhal Nagjibhai Patel v. The State of Gujarat and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2001 INSC 23 · [2001] 1 S.C.R. 337
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 66/2001
- Decided
- 12 January 2001
- Bench
- K.T. THOMAS, R.P. SETHI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 138, 142, 29(2), 5, 29, 357; NI Act Section 138
Headnote
B Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881/Criminal Procedure Code, 1973- Sections 138 and 142/Sections 5, 29(2), 325 and 357-Scope of power of Magistrate of First Class for imposition of fine-Held, the power cannot exceed the iimitation imposed under section 29 of the Code; however, no C limitation under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 and sentenced to imprisonment for six months with a fine of Rs. 83,000 by Judicial Magistrate of First Class. The conviction D and sentence were confirmed by Sessions Judge and High Court. In appeal to this Court, the appellant
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