Supreme Court · 2011 INSC 745 · Decided 11 October 2011
R. Vijayan v. Baby and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2011 INSC 745 · [2011] 14 S.C.R. 712
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1902/2011
- Decided
- 11 October 2011
- Bench
- R.V. RAVEENDRAN, RAJENDRA MAL LODHA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 357(3), 357(1)(b), 138; NI Act Section 357(3), 138
Headnote
Negotiable instruments Act, 1881: c s. 138 - Sentencing under - Respondent found guilty u/ s.138 - Magistrate sentenced her to pay a fine of Rs.2000 and in default to undergo imprisonment and also directed her to pay Rs. 20, 000 as compensation to the complainant and in default to undergo simple Magistrate having levied fine of Rs. 2, 0001-, it was impermissible to levy any compensation having regard to s.357(3), Cr.P.C. - Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - s.357(3). s. 138 - Methods to improve the disposal of cases ul E s. 138 of the Act - Suggested. s. 138 - Purpose of enactment -
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