https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=314396 Section 148 of the Negotiable Instruments Act permits an appellate court to direct deposit during appeal only after exercising discretion on reasons, and the 20% minimum applies once such a deposit order is lawfully made. In a conviction under Section 138, a suspension of sentence request under Section 389 of the Code of Criminal Procedure cannot be met with a blanket 20% deposit direction without recording reasons or applying mind to the facts. The suspension order must also include a direction for execution of bond as required by law. A reasonless deposit condition and omission of bond direction render the order unsustainable and call for reconsideration. en-us Fri, 01 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 06 Jun 2024 08:23:40 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=314396 Section 148 of the Negotiable Instruments Act permits an appellate court to direct deposit during appeal only after exercising discretion on reasons, and the 20% minimum applies once such a deposit order is lawfully made. In a conviction under Section 138, a suspension of sentence request under Section 389 of the Code of Criminal Procedure cannot be met with a blanket 20% deposit direction without recording reasons or applying mind to the facts. The suspension order must also include a direction for execution of bond as required by law. A reasonless deposit condition and omission of bond direction render the order unsustainable and call for reconsideration. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 01 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=314396