Supreme Court · 2024 INSC 205 · Decided 15 March 2024
Rakesh Ranjan Shrivastava v. The State of Jharkhand & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2024 INSC 205 · [2024] 3 S.C.R. 438
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 741/2024
- Decided
- 15 March 2024
- Bench
- ABHAY S. OKA, UJJAL BHUYAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 2(w), 2, 262to265, 259, 421; Constitution Article 14; NI Act Section 143A, 143A(1), 139, 138
Headnote
Whether the provision of sub-section (1) of s.143A, Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, which provides for the grant of interim compensation, is directory or mandatory. If it is held to be a directory provision, what are factors to be considered while exercising (1) of Section 143A of the N.I. Act. Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 - s.143A(1) - Grant of interim compensation - Directory or mandatory: Held: Power under sub-section (1) of s.143A is discretionary and not mandatory - Sub-section (1) of s.143A provides for
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