https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=417542 Section 148 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, as amended, applies to appeals against conviction under Section 138 even where the complaint was filed before the amendment. The appellate court is empowered to direct a minimum deposit of 20% of the fine or compensation pending appeal, and such direction is ordinarily the rule unless special reasons justify departure. On this construction, the order requiring deposit of 20% of the compensation was upheld, and the challenge under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 failed. en-us Fri, 14 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 27 Jan 2022 08:40:15 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=417542 Section 148 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, as amended, applies to appeals against conviction under Section 138 even where the complaint was filed before the amendment. The appellate court is empowered to direct a minimum deposit of 20% of the fine or compensation pending appeal, and such direction is ordinarily the rule unless special reasons justify departure. On this construction, the order requiring deposit of 20% of the compensation was upheld, and the challenge under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 failed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 14 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=417542