The Hon’ble Judge, Digital Court Central, Tis Hazari has convicted a Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd consumer with Rs.1,90,000 as compensation under Section 357 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) or three months of imprisonment on account of dishonour of cheque against his regular consumption bill amount.
This is the first conviction of Tata Power-DDL’s cheque bounce case filed by the discom under Section 138 of The Negotiable Instruments (NI) Act, 1881, a release by Tata Power DDL said.
An amount of Rs.1,90,000 as compensation due to the dishonour of the cheque amount of Rs.1,73,620 against the regular consumption of the consumer bill has been awarded by the court. The consumer is a a resident of Naharpur village.
The Order was passed by Ms Naina Gupta, Metropolitan Magistrate-01 (N.I. Act)/ Digital Court Central, Tis Hazari.
Instances of cheque bounce/dishonour occur due to funds insufficient, payment stopped, account closed, drawer signature difference, etc.
Tata Power-DDL is working on methods to curb the AT&C (aggregate technical and commercial) losses and control the menace with strict measures. The company is also keeping a close watch on habitual defaulters on account of regular billing. Tata Power-DDL has deployed technology like smart meters to control the menace of billing defaults which ultimately reflect positively on AT&C losses.
