https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=403034 Section 148 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 empowers the appellate court to direct deposit of not less than 20% of the fine or compensation awarded, so a 50% deposit cannot be treated as a rigid precondition for hearing the appeal. The text also notes that where such an excessive deposit direction is set aside, consequential orders dismissing the delay-condonation application and the appeal for non-deposit cannot stand. In that situation, inherent jurisdiction under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 may be used to prevent abuse of process and secure the ends of justice, including restoration of the appeal and related application for fresh consideration. en-us Thu, 24 Dec 2020 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 18 Jan 2021 13:12:30 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=403034 Section 148 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 empowers the appellate court to direct deposit of not less than 20% of the fine or compensation awarded, so a 50% deposit cannot be treated as a rigid precondition for hearing the appeal. The text also notes that where such an excessive deposit direction is set aside, consequential orders dismissing the delay-condonation application and the appeal for non-deposit cannot stand. In that situation, inherent jurisdiction under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 may be used to prevent abuse of process and secure the ends of justice, including restoration of the appeal and related application for fresh consideration. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 24 Dec 2020 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=403034