https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=314374 Section 148(1) of the Negotiable Instruments Act empowers an appellate court hearing an appeal against conviction under Section 138 to require deposit of not less than 20% of the fine or compensation awarded by the trial court. The provision operates retrospectively, and the minimum deposit is treated as the ordinary rule rather than the exception. If the appellate court is asked to waive or reduce that direction, special reasons must be shown by the accused and recorded on the basis of those circumstances; absent such reasons, the statutory minimum may be directed while sentence is suspended. en-us Mon, 10 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 04 Jun 2024 19:47:08 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=314374 Section 148(1) of the Negotiable Instruments Act empowers an appellate court hearing an appeal against conviction under Section 138 to require deposit of not less than 20% of the fine or compensation awarded by the trial court. The provision operates retrospectively, and the minimum deposit is treated as the ordinary rule rather than the exception. If the appellate court is asked to waive or reduce that direction, special reasons must be shown by the accused and recorded on the basis of those circumstances; absent such reasons, the statutory minimum may be directed while sentence is suspended. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 10 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=314374