https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=440784 Section 143A of the Negotiable Instruments Act applies at the trial stage and authorises interim compensation, up to 20% of the cheque amount, on sufficient cause. Section 148 applies at the appellate stage after conviction and empowers the appellate court, when considering suspension of sentence, to direct deposit of at least 20% of the fine or compensation awarded by the trial court. Because the impugned direction was made after conviction during appeal, it was properly traceable to Section 148 and not Section 143A. The statutory challenge disclosed no infirmity in the order, and the deposit direction was upheld. en-us Fri, 07 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 26 Jul 2023 21:17:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=440784 Section 143A of the Negotiable Instruments Act applies at the trial stage and authorises interim compensation, up to 20% of the cheque amount, on sufficient cause. Section 148 applies at the appellate stage after conviction and empowers the appellate court, when considering suspension of sentence, to direct deposit of at least 20% of the fine or compensation awarded by the trial court. Because the impugned direction was made after conviction during appeal, it was properly traceable to Section 148 and not Section 143A. The statutory challenge disclosed no infirmity in the order, and the deposit direction was upheld. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 07 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=440784