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Dilip S. Dahanukar v. Kotak Mahindra Co. Ltd. and Anr.

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Reported as [2007] 4 S.C.R. 1122
Bench S.B. Sinha and Dal Veer Bhandari JJ.
Decided 10 April 2007

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that having regard to the aforementioned factors the amount of compensation not only must be reasonable one, the conditions for suspending the sentence should also be reasonable.

Judgment, page 32

From the headnote

r Code of Criminal Procedure, 197 3 : c Sections 357 and 424-Jmprisonment for default in payment of fine- Held-It remains stayed pending elapsing of period for presenting appeal or decision therein-Section 424 is subject to Section 357(2). Section 357(3)-Compensation not forming part of sentence of fine- Recovery of-Held-Pending elapsing of period for presenting appeal or decision therein, its recovery remains stayed-It is unacceptable that although '! compensation payable out of quantum of fine would remain stayed under ... Section 357(2) of Code, if a compensation is directed to be paid

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Where later benches applied it

Of those, 3 relied on · 1 distinguished · 1 referred to · 10 mentioned

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