https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=417289 Section 148 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 applies on a purposive construction to pending appeals against conviction under Section 138, even where the complaint was filed before the amendment came into force, because the amendment was intended to curb delay and protect the payee's entitlement. The appellate court is competent to direct deposit of the prescribed minimum amount as a condition while considering suspension of sentence in a cheque dishonour appeal. The condition imposed in this matter was therefore upheld, subject only to correction of the wording from "cheque amount" to "compensation". en-us Wed, 22 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 20 Jan 2022 10:35:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=417289 Section 148 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 applies on a purposive construction to pending appeals against conviction under Section 138, even where the complaint was filed before the amendment came into force, because the amendment was intended to curb delay and protect the payee's entitlement. The appellate court is competent to direct deposit of the prescribed minimum amount as a condition while considering suspension of sentence in a cheque dishonour appeal. The condition imposed in this matter was therefore upheld, subject only to correction of the wording from "cheque amount" to "compensation". Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 22 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=417289