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BENGALURU: In a cheque bounce case, the Karnataka precocious tribunal has ruled that proceedings courts cannot levy fines exceeding doubly the dishonoured cheque amount.Justice V Srishananda made the reflection portion partially allowing an entreaty filed by Mahadevi, an agriculturist from Banahatti successful Bagalkot district.
In Nov 2007, Mahadevi bought 2 trailers for Rs 3.8 lakh aft she was allowed a Rs 5,000 discount.
She issued a cheque for the trailers, but the cheque was dishonoured. Following this, the seller registered a cheque bounce case. On May 8, 2017, the magistrate’s tribunal astatine Banahatti convicted her, directing her to wage Rs 7.6 lakh arsenic compensation to the seller and Rs 5,000 arsenic defraying expenses to authorities govt.Mahadevi’s entreaty against the bid was dismissed by the territory court, and she moved the HC. She said the trailers had not been delivered to her, but Justice Srishananda noted Mahadevi had failed to found her claim. The justice directed Mahadevi to wage Rs 7.6 lakh arsenic compensation to the complainant, but acceptable speech the bid regarding Rs 5,000 to beryllium paid towards defraying expenses, ruling that nary authorities machinery was progressive successful the transaction.
