2022 (2) TMI 245

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.... 20% of the cheque amount which is Rs. 3,50,000/-. 1.1 Learned advocate for the applicant submitted that non- bailable warrant was issued against the applicant since he failed to regularly appear before the trial court in the proceedings of Criminal Case No. 9576 of 2014 under Section 138 of the Negotiable instruments Act, 1881. The applicant was arrested on 30.03.2021 and the bail application was moved before the trial court and since it was rejected a Criminal Revision Application No. 67 of 2021 was moved before the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Ahmedabad (Rural). 1.2 Learned advocate for the applicant submitted that the revision court was pleased to grant the bail but with the condition to pay 20% of the cheque amount, which, he s....

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....: 04/02/2022 passed by the Revision Court while granting bail, directing the applicant to pay 20% of the cheque amount be deleted. 1.6 Learned advocate Mr. P.H. Buch for the respondent No.2 failed to appear before the court during the hearing. 2. This Court concurs with the submissions made by the learned advocate for the applicant. This Court had an occasion to deal with the provisions of Section 148 of the Negotiable Instruments Act to consider the issue whether the provisions can be given the retrospective effect and the order was passed on 22.12.2021 in Criminal Misc. Application No. 4673 of 2019. 3. Section 143A of the Negotiable Instruments Act grants the authority only to the trial court to pass such an order directing interim com....