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H. Pukhraj vs D. Parasmal on 6 August, 2014

29. POINT NO.2: In view of the reasons stated and discussed above, the complainant has proved the guilt of the accused punishable under section 138 of N.I. Act It is worth to note that, the offence is of the nature of civil wrong. Hence, it is proper to award sentence of fine, instead of awarding sentence of imprisonment. Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in a decision reported in, (2015) 17 SCC 368, in a case of H.Pukhraj Vs. D.Parasmal, observed that, having regard to the length of trial and date 33 C.C.16120/2018 of issuance of the cheque, it is necessary to award reasonable interest on the cheque amount along with cost of litigation. The amount covered under the disputed cheque is Rs.3,00,000/-. The date of cheque is 04.04.2018. It is pertinent to note that, RBI monitory policy statement of the year 2017-2018 dated 02.08.2017 provides that, the prevailing bank rate of interest was 6.25%. By considering all these aspects, this court is of the opinion that, it is just and proper to imposed fine amount of Rs.3,75,000/-, which includes interest and cost of litigation, out of which compensation has to be awarded to the complainant. Accordingly, this court proceed to pass the following;
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