https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=779320 In an appeal against conviction under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, deposit under Section 148 is ordinarily the rule, and exemption is available only on recorded exceptional reasons. The appellate court's direction to deposit 30% of the compensation amount as a condition for hearing the appeal was therefore upheld because no special circumstance justified departure from the statutory norm. The revisional challenge failed to that extent, although the order was modified to permit hearing of the appeal upon deposit within the time granted. en-us Fri, 26 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 04 Oct 2025 08:22:35 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=779320 In an appeal against conviction under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, deposit under Section 148 is ordinarily the rule, and exemption is available only on recorded exceptional reasons. The appellate court's direction to deposit 30% of the compensation amount as a condition for hearing the appeal was therefore upheld because no special circumstance justified departure from the statutory norm. The revisional challenge failed to that extent, although the order was modified to permit hearing of the appeal upon deposit within the time granted. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 26 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=779320