Section 258 of the CrPC non-viable to the proceedings under Section 138 of the NI ActSection 258 of the CrPC non-viable to the proceedings under Section 138 of the NI Act

1.0Law Times Journalhttps://lawtimesjournal.inMihir Popathttps://lawtimesjournal.in/author/mihir-popat/Section 258 of the CrPC non-viable to the proceedings under Section 138 of the NI ActSection 258 of the CrPC non-viable to the proceedings under Section 138 of the NI Act - Law Times Journalrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="raEbSgM9H6"><a href="https://lawtimesjournal.in/section-258-of-the-crpc-non-viable-to-the-proceedings-under-section-138-of-the-ni-act/">Section 258 of the CrPC non-viable to the proceedings under Section 138 of the NI Act</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://lawtimesjournal.in/section-258-of-the-crpc-non-viable-to-the-proceedings-under-section-138-of-the-ni-act/embed/#?secret=raEbSgM9H6" width="600" height="338" title="“Section 258 of the CrPC non-viable to the proceedings under Section 138 of the NI Act” — Law Times Journal" data-secret="raEbSgM9H6" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://lawtimesjournal.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Lead-Picture.jpg1200675Section 258 of the Code of Criminal Procedure empowers Magistrates to stop the proceedings, which now will no longer apply to the cases of cheque bounce under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, as held by the Supreme Court.