Conviction in 4 cheque bounce cases – Brother/Appellant stood surety for Rs. 1 lac – Convict/Appellant in appeals absented and bail bond/ surety bond forfeited – Appellate court directed the surety/appellant to deposit Rs. 1 lac each in four cases – Recovery warrants issued – Convict/ Appellant has already appeared before the lower Appellate Court -- Absence of convict/ appellant was beyond the control of the Surety/appellant – Penalty reduced to Rs.10,000/-.

(P&H HC) Decided on: 05.05.2022

Conviction u/s 138 of NI Act -- Pre-condition to deposit 20% of compensation – Held, pre-condition as imposed by the Additional Sessions judge, cannot be found fault with, being legal and in consonance with the provisions of Section 148 of the N.I. Act, 1881.

(P&H HC) Decided on: 26.04.2022

Conviction in cheque bounce case -- Pre-condition to deposit 20% of compensation -- Petitioner was directed to deposit 20% of the compensation amount, as a pre-condition for his suspension of sentence during the pendency of the appeal – Petition seeking quashing/setting aside of the order dismissed.

(P&H HC) Decided on: 07.04.2022

Conviction in Cheque bounce case -- Appeal -- Non-deposit of 20% compensation within 60 days -- Lower Appellate Court directed to take necessary steps to hear the appeal and dispose off the same in the given time.

(P&H HC) Decided on: 15.03.2022

Cheque bounce case -- Suspension of sentence with pre-condition of deposit of 20% of cheque amount given as compensation – Cheque bounce case -- Conviction u/s 138 NI Act – One year RI and Rs.60 lacs as compensation – Appeal – Court proceeded to modify the impugned order, through a direction to deposit 10% amount of the disputed cheque amount, before the learned trial Court concerned.

(P&H HC) Decided on: 11.02.2022

Cheque bounce case -- Conviction u/s 138 NI Act – Suspension of sentence on furnishing of personal and surety bonds in the sum of Rs. 1 Lakh – High Court directed the convict / petitioner to deposit 15% of the cheque amount before the learned Appellate Court within one month.

(P&H HC) Decided on:11.01.2022

Conviction in cheque bounce case – Pre-deposit of 20% of compensation amount – Non-waiver of – Reasoning for – Requirement of -- It is not forth coming from the order that the pleas raised by the petitioner for waiver of pre-deposit were dealt with, it is so, as the Court proceeded on the basis that there is no discretion for waiver -- Impugned orders are set aside.

(P&H HC) Decided on: 01.10.2021

Cheque bounce case -- Appeal against conviction – Accused was sentenced to undergo R.I. for a period of 1 year and compensation for amount of cheques in question – Accused preferred an appeal -- Suspension of sentence given, with a direction to accused-appellant to deposit 1/3rd of the compensation amount – Accused is aggrieved by such condition – Held, no merit in the revision petition, rather the same is not maintainable -- Appellate Court is justified in imposing any term or condition while suspending the sentence of the accused-appellant, rather the Appellate Court showed indulgence to the accused appellant by asking him to deposit 1/3rd of the compensation only, instead of the complete one -- No illegality or infirmity in the impugned order, which might have called for interference.

(P&H HC) Decided on: 28.07.2017

Cheque bounce case -- Appeal -- When notice in the appeal has already been issued, the Appellate Court should have normally passed the order for suspension of sentence as the prayer to that effect was not declined -- Direction issued to the Appellate Court to pass specific order on the prayer for suspension of sentence.

(P&H HC) Decided on: 27.04.2015