https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=302061 SC held that, in the absence of a statutory mandate, deposit of the fine amount cannot be imposed as a precondition for entertaining or hearing a criminal revision petition under Sections 397 and 401 CrPC. The right to have the revision heard is distinct from the question whether any final relief should be granted, and revisional jurisdiction cannot be conditioned on prior deposit of the fine. The High Court's requirement of pre-deposit before hearing the revision was therefore impermissible, and the accused was entitled to pursue the revision before the High Court. en-us Wed, 04 Aug 2021 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 02 May 2022 21:56:25 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=302061 SC held that, in the absence of a statutory mandate, deposit of the fine amount cannot be imposed as a precondition for entertaining or hearing a criminal revision petition under Sections 397 and 401 CrPC. The right to have the revision heard is distinct from the question whether any final relief should be granted, and revisional jurisdiction cannot be conditioned on prior deposit of the fine. The High Court's requirement of pre-deposit before hearing the revision was therefore impermissible, and the accused was entitled to pursue the revision before the High Court. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 04 Aug 2021 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=302061