Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, Sections 482 and 427 of the Code of Criminal Procedure | Concurrent Sentences Ordered in Cheque Bounce Cases Arising From a Single Loan Transaction: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has held that where multiple cheque dishonour cases arise out of a single loan transaction between the same parties, the substantive sentences can be directed to run concurrently in order to secure the ends of justice. The Court exercised its inherent powers under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure and directed that the three separate sentences imposed upon Piyush Chatterjee in cheque dishonour cases…
