Cannot jail cheque bounce convict beyond six months for default in payment of fine: Karnataka High Court

The High Court of Karnataka has ordered the release of a convict serving a sentence for default in payment of fines in cheque bounce cases, holding that he cannot be made to undergo more than one-fourth of the maximum two-year sentence prescribed for the offence, as he had already spent over six months in prison for non-payment.

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