https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=421811 Section 148 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 is treated as a procedural provision applicable to pending appeals and permitting the appellate court to direct deposit of not less than 20% of the fine or compensation awarded by the trial court. In an appeal against conviction under Section 138, such a deposit condition may validly be imposed while considering suspension of sentence because it advances the statutory object of reducing delay in cheque dishonour litigation and supports recovery of compensation. The challenge to the 20% deposit condition was therefore rejected. en-us Tue, 26 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 03 May 2022 08:21:36 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=421811 Section 148 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 is treated as a procedural provision applicable to pending appeals and permitting the appellate court to direct deposit of not less than 20% of the fine or compensation awarded by the trial court. In an appeal against conviction under Section 138, such a deposit condition may validly be imposed while considering suspension of sentence because it advances the statutory object of reducing delay in cheque dishonour litigation and supports recovery of compensation. The challenge to the 20% deposit condition was therefore rejected. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 26 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=421811