Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 394 -- Dishonour of cheque - Appeal against conviction - Death of accused during pendency of appeal - Composite sentence of fine and imprisonment was imposed on accused - Therefore, appeal shall not abate on the death of accused and Court is bound to decide the appeal on merits after..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 394 -- Dishonour of cheque - Appeal against conviction - Death of accused during pendency of appeal - Leave to appeal sought by wife of accused - Application seeking leave filed after delay of 20 days - Petitioner has offered sufficient explanation of delay - Application for leave to..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 394(2) -- Dishonour of cheque - Appeal against conviction - Death of accused during pendency of appeal - Application for impleadment of L.R's of deceased accused at the instance of complainant is not maintainable...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 394(2) -- Dishonour of cheque - Appeal against conviction - Death of accused during pendency of appeal - Sentence of imprisonment and sentence of compensation - On death of accused appeal abates - However, liberty lies with the L.R's of deceased accused to contest the appeal or not and..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 143A -- Dishonour of cheque - Interim compensation - Death of accused - Interim compensation cannot be recovered from estate of deceased accused - However, compensation awarded u/s 138 of the Act can be recovered from the estate of deceased accused...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 378(1), 378(4), 256 -- Dishonour of cheque - Death of complaint during pendency of case - There is no provision in Cr.P.C or NI Act laying down that on account of death of payee, trial must be abate - Legal heirs of original complaint are entitled to come forward and ask for subsitiution..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Dishonour of cheque - Death of accused during pendency of appeal filed by complainant against order of acquittal - Appeal abates on death of accused - Application for substitution of L.R's of deceased accused rejected...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Dishonour of cheque - Complaint - Death of accused - Legal heirs or near relatives cannot be impleaded as accused in criminal case, when accused dies unless the statute prescribes so...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Dishonour of cheque - Partnership firm - Two partners - Death of both the partners - Constitution of new firm consisting of son of deceased partner and his mother - Held, new firm is not liable u/s 138 of the Act - Plea regarding new firm inheriting assets and liabilities of the erstwhile firm is foreign to the criminal..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 142 -- Dishonour of cheque - Complainant by LRs of deceased payee - Cheque was issued in the name of deceased after one month of his death - None of the applicants named as payee of cheque - Nothing on record on the basis of which it can be said that applicants were holder in due course - Held, unless applicants were..........