https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=291507 While suspending sentence pending appeal under Section 389 CrPC, an appellate court may impose conditions, including monetary terms linked to the fine under Section 357 CrPC, but those conditions must remain reasonable and cannot be arbitrary, oppressive, or effectively deny bail. Applying Supreme Court authority, the Court found that requiring deposit of one-fourth of the fine amount as a precondition for release on bail was onerous and warranted modification. The condition was therefore scaled down to a deposit of 10% of the fine amount, granting partial relief to the applicant. en-us Fri, 25 May 2018 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 13 Nov 2020 06:51:49 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=291507 While suspending sentence pending appeal under Section 389 CrPC, an appellate court may impose conditions, including monetary terms linked to the fine under Section 357 CrPC, but those conditions must remain reasonable and cannot be arbitrary, oppressive, or effectively deny bail. Applying Supreme Court authority, the Court found that requiring deposit of one-fourth of the fine amount as a precondition for release on bail was onerous and warranted modification. The condition was therefore scaled down to a deposit of 10% of the fine amount, granting partial relief to the applicant. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 25 May 2018 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=291507