Cheque bounce case -- Award of Lok Adalat in complaint u/s 138 NI Act – Execution of award/ decree – Argument that the JD-respondent ought to be arrested for non-compliance of the order passed by the Permanent Lok Adalat cannot be accepted in view of the fact that arrest would be a measure of last resort and in the case, some property of the JD-respondent already stands attached and the Executing Court has directed the JD-respondent to file an affidavit stating all the particulars regarding his moveable and immoveable properties.
(P&H HC) Reserved on : 21.10.2022 Decided on: 01.11.2022