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The Fine For The Crime Of Issuing A Cheque Without A Balance Between The Ordinary And The Relative In The Algerian Legislation, Bassim Chihab Prof.
The Fine For The Crime Of Issuing A Cheque Without A Balance Between The Ordinary And The Relative In The Algerian Legislation, Bassim Chihab Prof.
UAEU Law Journal
The fine stipulated in Article 374 of the Algerian Penal Code took a special place in both the judiciary and legal jurisprudence, as the legislator made it specific to the value of the cheque or the decrease in the balance. The judiciary described it as a mandatory complementary punishment, and this resulted in important consequences, as it is not valid to rule on it alone, reprieve or reduce it. In view of the developments in the punitive policy, the Algerian judiciary, represented by the Supreme Court, considered this fine as an original penalty, and everything related to this description was …