On Friday, the Supreme Court of India ruled that Section 258 of CrPC that grants a magistrate power to stop proceedings would not apply to cheque bouncing cases u/s 138 of N.I. Act, 1881. The Bench passed this order in a Suo Motu case concerning expeditious disposal of cheque bouncing cases u/s 138 of Negotiable
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