https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=389218 While suspending sentence pending appeal, the Appellate Court may impose a condition securing compensation, but the condition must be reasonable and must not be so onerous as to undermine the right of appeal or cause punitive consequences for inability to comply. The Court applied Sections 389 and 357 CrPC, holding that compensation-linked terms are permissible when exercised with a balanced, purposive approach. On the facts, a direction to deposit 40% of the compensation was found excessive and was reduced to 25%. en-us Tue, 19 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 04 Dec 2019 10:33:52 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=389218 While suspending sentence pending appeal, the Appellate Court may impose a condition securing compensation, but the condition must be reasonable and must not be so onerous as to undermine the right of appeal or cause punitive consequences for inability to comply. The Court applied Sections 389 and 357 CrPC, holding that compensation-linked terms are permissible when exercised with a balanced, purposive approach. On the facts, a direction to deposit 40% of the compensation was found excessive and was reduced to 25%. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 19 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=389218