Discussion
In which of the following, the Hon'ble Supreme Court held that in a case arising from Negotiable Instruments Act, successive sentences may be directed to run concurrently if both transactions are part of single transaction?
Answer: D
The judgment is (2016) 10 SCC 761, Shyam Pal Vs. Dayawati Besoya & Ors.
In Shyam Pal the Supreme Court held that where an accused is convicted in separate complaints under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act arising out of a single transaction, the court may direct the sentences to run concurrently under Section 427(1) Cr.P.C.
Damodar S. Prabhu (2010) laid down the guidelines for compounding Section 138 offences at different stages, and the other cases decided different questions, so they are not the authority for concurrent sentences.
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