BENGALURU: While considering applications for interim compensation in cases of cheque bounce, magistrates should note the conduct of the accused before passing orders, the high court observed recently.
The magistrate has to see whether the accused cooperates with the proceedings and should also use discretion while awarding interim compensation, which can vary from 1% to 20%. "If the accused has been unnecessarily evading proceedings by seeking adjournments, consideration of application would become imperative...," justice M Nagaprasanna observed while granting relief to V Krishnamurthy, a resident of Mettupalayam in Tamil Nadu.
