Supreme Court · 2012 INSC 261 · Decided 3 July 2012
R. Mohan v. A.K. Vijaya Kumar
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2012 INSC 261 · [2012] 7 S.C.R. 1
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 883/2012
- Decided
- 3 July 2012
- Bench
- AFTAB ALAM, RANJANA PRAKASH DESAI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 64; CrPC Section 357(3), 421, 431; NI Act Section 64, 138
Headnote
A B Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - s.357(3), 421 and 431 - Sentence in default of payment of compensation - Legality of - Issuance of cheque without sufficient balance in C the bank - Trial court sentenced the accused (drawer of the cheque) to simple imprisonment for 3 months and also directed uls.357(3) CrPC - Further direction of trial court that if the compensation amount was not paid, the accused would have o to undergo additional imprisonment of 2 months - Order upheld by Sessions Court - In revision, High Court, while confirming the conviction and sentence of 3 months simple
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