aspect of the matter requires due cognizance by this Court. After suffering the substantive sentence of two months for the period from 8.8.2012 to 8.10.2012, the petitioner could have easily avoided the suffering of default sentence of two months by paying only the compensation amount of Rs.1,50,000/- as ordered by the trial court. Since the petitioner was suffering sentences in many cases, he could not have been immediately made to suffer the default sentence of two months simple imprisonment imposed in this case by virtue of the mandatory provisions contained in Section 429(2) of the Cr.P.C. Instead of merely paying Rs.1,50,000/- as compensation to the complainant, the petitioner had volunteered to take part in the Lok Adalat proceedings which was conducted by the subordinate court concerned and he had voluntarily agreed to pay not only the compensation amount of Rs.1,50,000/- as ordered by the trial court, but also interest thereon @12% per annum from the date of the borrowal (24.5.2005). In that regard it is also worthwhile to note that Exhibit P1 dishonoured cheque for Rs.1,50,000/- is bearing the date 5.4.2007. The petitioner is said to have borrowed the amount of Rs.1,50,000/- from the complainant on 25.4.2005. In many cases, the Apex Court and various High Courts have held that in offence involving Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, the trial court could award interest up to 9% per annum from the date of cheque up to the date of realisation. In the instant case, the
