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Issues: Whether the appellate court could impose deposit of one-fourth of the fine amount as a condition for suspension of sentence and release on bail, and whether such condition was unreasonable and onerous.
Analysis: The Court applied the principles governing Section 389 of the Code of Criminal Procedure together with Section 357 of the Code of Criminal Procedure and noted that the appellate court may impose terms while suspending sentence. However, the condition must remain reasonable and cannot be so harsh or excessive as to amount to denial of bail. Relying on Supreme Court authorities, the Court held that the power to impose conditions is discretionary, but the amount demanded as a precondition must not be arbitrary, unjust, or oppressive.
Conclusion: The condition requiring deposit of one-fourth of the fine amount was held to be onerous and liable to modification. The Court reduced the precondition to deposit of 10% of the fine amount for release on bail.
Final Conclusion: The impugned bail condition was substantially scaled down, and the applicant obtained partial relief by substitution of a lesser monetary deposit requirement.
Ratio Decidendi: While suspending sentence pending appeal, an appellate court may impose conditions, but such conditions must be reasonable and not so onerous as to effectively deny bail.
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