Anil Kumar v. Tarwinder Singh

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INoTHEoHIGHoCOURToOFoPUNJABoANDoHARYANAo AToCHANDIGARHo o

1.o oo o o o o CRM-M-5956-2022o(O&M)o o o o o o o Dateoofodecisiono:o03.02.2023o o AmarjitoSingho o o o o o o .....Petitioner(s)o ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oVersusoo o StateoofoPunjaboandoanothero o o o o .....oRespondent(s)o o

2.o o o o o o CRM-M-875-2023o o JatinoAroraoandoanotheroo o o o o o …Petitionerso o Versuso o StateoofoHaryanaoandoanotheroo o o o o …Respondentso o

3.o o o o o o CRM-M-2316-2023o o M/soBhagwatioRiceoMillooo o o o o …Petitionero o Versuso o StateoofoHaryanaoandoanotheroo o o o o …Respondentso o

4.o o o o o o CRM-M-3008-2023o o AniloKumaroo oo o o o o o …Petitionero o Versuso o TarwinderoSingho o o o o o o …Respondento o

5.o o o o o o CRM-M-3297-2023o o HarpreetoSingho oo o o o o o …Petitionero o Versuso o KapiloSharmao o oo o o o o …Respondentso o o CORAM:oo HON'BLEoMR.oJUSTICEoAMANoCHAUDHARYo o Present:o Mr.NaveenoSharma,oAdvocateoforotheopetitioneroo o o InoCRM-M-5956-2022o o o o Mr.ShailenderoKashyap,oAdvocateoforotheopetitionerso

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o o InoCRM-M-875-2023oo o o Mr.VivekoGoyal,oAdvocateoforotheopetitionerso o o InoCRM-M-2316-2023oo o o o Mr.APoSingh,oAdvocateoforotheopetitionerso o o InoCRM-M-3008-2023oo o o o Mr.HarshoChopra,oAdvocateoforotheopetitionerso o o InoCRM-M-3297-2023oo o o o Mr.KamapreetoBawa,oAAG,oPunjaboo o o o Mr.PrashantoPuri,oAdvocateofororespondentoNo.2o o o InoCRM-M-5956-2022o o AMANoCHAUDHARY,oJ.oo o o Commonoquestionoofolawoandofactsoareoinvolvedoinotheopresento batchoofopetitions,oasosuchotheosameoareobeingotakenoupotogether.o o o InoCRM-M-5956-2022,otheoprayerohasobeenomadeoforosettingo asideo theo ordero datedo 20.11.2021o passedo byo learnedo Additionalo Sessionso Judge,o Sangruroo video whicho theo ordero ofo suspensiono ofo sentenceo ofo theo petitioneroandobail/osuretyobondsowereocancelledoonoaccountoofonon-paymento ofo20%oofotheoamountoofocompensationoawardedobyolearnedotrialoCourt.oo o o Inootherofourocases,ocommonoprayeroomadeoisoforosettingoasideo theoorderoofotheoappellateoCourtovideowhichowhileoallowingotheoapplicationo foro suspensiono ofo sentence,o ao conditiono haso beeno imposedo upono theo petitioner(s)otoodeposito20%oofotheocompensationoamountoasoawardedobyotheo learnedotrialoCourt.oo o Learnedocounselosubmitothatoaoconditionoforotheograntoofobailo cannotobeomadeoonerousoforotheoaccused-oappellanto(petitioneroherein).oStillo further,o theo non-deposito ofo compensationo cannoto beo ao groundo foro cancellation/vacationoofotheoorderograntingosuspensionoofosentenceoo

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o Theo petitionerso areo noto ino ao positiono too payo theo amounto aso directedo ono accounto ofo beingo ino pooro financialo condition,o theo appealo iso continuationoofotrial,otheoamountoofofineoasoimposedobyotheotrialoCourtocanobeo recoveredounderoSectiono421oCr.PC.oAppealoshouldobeoheardoonoitsomerito withoutoinsistingoonotheodepositoofotheoamountoasodirectedobyotheooCourtoaso fineoisonotorecoverableoasoperoSectiono357(2)oCr.PCooonceotheoappealoagainsto theoorderoofoconvictionopreferredoisopending.oo o RelianceoisoplacedoonotheojudgmentsoinotheocaseoofoVivekoSahnio ando anothero vs.o Kotako Mahindrao 2009(4)o RCRo (Crl.)o 614,o Ajayo VinodchandraoShahoandoothersovs.oStateoofoMaharashtraoandoothersoo 2019oACDo399oandoDilipoS.Dahanukarovs.oKotakoMahindraoCo.oLtd.o

(2007)o6oSCCo528.oo o Learnedo counselo appearingo ono behalfo ofo respondento No.2-complainanto ino CRM-M-5956-2022o stateso thato theo Appellateo Courto haso rightlyopassedotheoimpugnedoorderoinotermsoofotheoprovisionsoofolawoando thus,otheoheopraysoforotheodismissaloofotheopetition.oo o Heard.o o Theocoreoquestionothatoemanatesoinotheseopetitionsoiso"Whethero onoaccountoofonon-paymentoofootheoamountoasodirectedounderoSectiono148oofo theoNegotiableoInstrumentsoAct,o1881,osuspensionoofosentenceograntedotootheo appellantocanobeoautomaticallyooroconsequentiallyocancelled?"o o Beforeodelvingouponotheomeritsoofotheocase,oitowouldobeoappositeo tooadvertotootheorelevantostatutoryoprovisionoinvolved.oo o Sectiono148oofotheoActoreadsothus:o "148.o Powero ofo Appellateo Courto too ordero paymento pendingoappealoagainstoconviction.-o

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(1)oNotwithstandingoanythingocontainedoinotheoCodeoofo CriminaloProcedure,o1973o(2oofo1974),oinoanoappealobyotheo drawero againsto convictiono undero sectiono 138,o theo AppellateoCourtomayoorderotheoappellantotoodepositosucho sumowhichoshallobeoaominimumoofotwentyoperocentoofotheo fineo oro compensationo awardedo byo theo trialo Court:o Providedothatotheoamountopayableounderothisosubsectiono shallobeoinoadditionotooanyointerimocompensationopaidobyo theoappellantounderosectiono143A.o

(2)o Theo amounto referredo too ino sub-sectiono (1)o shallo beo depositedowithinosixtyodaysofromotheodateoofotheoorder,ooro withinosuchofurtheroperiodonotoexceedingothirtyodaysoaso mayobeodirectedobyotheoCourtoonosufficientocauseobeingo showno byo theo appellant.o (3)o Theo Appellateo Courto mayo directo theo releaseo ofo theo amounto depositedo byo theo appellanto too theo complainanto ato anyo timeo duringo theo pendencyoofotheoappeal:o Providedothatoifotheoappellantoisoacquitted,otheoCourtoshallo directo theo complainanto too repayo too theo appellanto theo amounto soo released,o witho interesto ato theo banko rateo aso publishedobyotheoReserveoBankoofoIndia,oprevalentoatotheo beginningoofotheorelevantofinancialoyear,owithinosixtyodayso fromotheodateoofotheoorder,oorowithinosuchofurtheroperiodo notoexceedingothirtyodaysoasomayobeodirectedobyotheoCourto onosufficientocauseobeingoshownobyotheocomplainant."o

(3)o Theo Appellateo Courto mayo directo theo releaseo ofo theo amountodepositedobyotheoappellantotootheocomplainantoato anyotimeoduringotheopendencyoofotheoappeal:o Providedothatoifotheoappellantoisoacquitted,otheoCourtoshallo directo theo complainanto too repayo too theo appellanto theo amounto soo released,o witho interesto ato theo banko rateo aso publishedobyotheoReserveoBankoofoIndia,oprevalentoatotheo beginningoofotheorelevantofinancialoyear,owithinosixtyodayso fromotheodateoofotheoorder,oorowithinosuchofurtheroperiodo notoexceedingothirtyodaysoasomayobeodirectedobyotheoCourto onosufficientocauseobeingoshownobyotheocomplainant."o o Ato theo outset,o ito mayo beo accentuatedo thato theo Objectso ando ReasonsoofoSectiono148oofoNIoActoobeingobroughtointooforceobyotheoActoNo.o 20oofo2018ow.e.f.o01.09.2018,ospeltooutothatowhenoaopersonoconvictedoundero Sectiono138oofoNIoAct,ooprefersoanoappeal,oSectiono148oofoNIoActoenjoinso uponotheoCourt,otooorderodepositoofoaominimumo20%oofotheoamountoofofineooro compensationoawarded.oTheoprovisionobeginsowithotheonon-obstanteoclauseo

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whichogivesoitoanooverridingoeffectooverotheoprovisionsoofotheoCode,oinosoofaro asotheyoareoinconsistentowithotheosaidoprovision.oo o Aoprofitableoreferenceocanobeomadeotootheojudgmentoinocaseoofo Surendero Deswaloo @o Col.o SSo Deswalo vs.o Virendero oo Gandhi,o 2019(3)o RCRo(Cr)o186o(hereinafteroreferredotooasotheo"1stojudgment"),obyoHon'bleo TheoSupremeoCourtoofoIndia,oelucidatelyointerpretingotheowordo'may'ousedoino theoaforesaidoprovisionotoobeoconstruedoasoaoruleooroshallokeepingoinoviewotheo statemento ofo objectso ando reasonso ofo amendingo theo saido section.o Parao aso relevantoinothisoregardoreadsothus:-o "9.o Nowo soo faro aso theo submissiono ono behalfo ofo theo appellantso thato eveno consideringo theo languageo usedo ino Sectiono148oofotheoN.I.o Acto aso amended,o theo appellateo Courto "may"o ordero theo appellanto too deposito sucho sumo whicho shallo beo ao minimumo ofo 20%o ofo theo fineo oro compensationoawardedobyotheotrialoCourtoandotheowordo usedoisonoto"shall"oandothereforeotheodiscretionoisovestedo witho theo firsto appellateo courto too directo theo appellanto –o accusedotoodepositosuchosumoandotheoappellateocourtohaso construedoitoasomandatory,owhichoaccordingotootheolearnedo SenioroAdvocateoforotheoappellantsowouldobeocontraryotoo theoprovisionsoofoSectiono148oofotheoN.I.oActoasoamendedo isoconcerned,oconsideringotheoamendedoSectiono148oofotheo N.I.o Acto aso ao wholeo too beo reado witho theo Statemento ofo ObjectsoandoReasonsoofotheoamendingoSectiono148oofotheo N.I.oAct,othoughoitoisotrueothatoinoamendedoSectiono148oofo theoN.I.oAct,otheowordousedoiso"may",oitoisogenerallyotoobeo construedo aso ao "rule"o oro "shall"o ando noto too directo too depositobyotheoappellateocourtoisoanoexceptionoforowhicho specialo reasonso areo too beo assigned.o Thereforeo amendedo Sectiono 148o ofo theo N.I.o Acto conferso powero upono theo AppellateoCourtotoopassoanoorderopendingoappealotoodirecto theoAppellantoAccusedotoodepositotheosumowhichoshallonoto beolessothano20%oofotheofineoorocompensationoeitheroonoano applicationofiledobyotheooriginalocomplainantooroevenoono theo applicationo filedo byo theo Appellanto Accusedo undero Sectiono389oofotheoCr.P.C.otoosuspendotheosentence.oTheo aforesaidoisorequiredotoobeoconstruedoconsideringotheofacto thatoasoperotheoamendedoSectiono148oofotheoN.I.oAct,oao minimumoofo20%oofotheofineoorocompensationoawardedo byotheotrialocourtoisodirectedotoobeodepositedoandothatosucho amountoisotoobeodepositedowithinoaoperiodoofo60odaysofromo

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theodateoofotheoorder,oorowithinosuchofurtheroperiodonoto exceedingo30odaysoasomayobeodirectedobyotheoappellateo courto foro sufficiento causeo showno byo theo appellant.o Therefore,o ifo amendedo Sectiono 148o ofo theo N.I.o Acto iso purposivelyointerpretedoinosuchoaomanneroitowouldoserveo theo Objectso ando Reasonso ofo noto onlyo amendmento ino Sectiono148oofotheoN.I.oAct,obutoalsooSectiono138oofotheo N.I.oAct.oNegotiableoInstrumentsoActohasobeenoamendedo fromo timeo too timeo soo aso too provide,o intero alia,o speedyo disposalo ofo caseso relatingo too theo offenceo ofo theo dishonouredoofocheques."o o Ino theo aforesaido judgment,o whileo consideringo ao numbero ofo judgmentsoincludingo Dilipo S.Dahanukaro (supra),oito wasooinonoo uncertaino termsoexplicitlyoobservedoandoheldothus:oo "….Therefore,oconsideringotheoStatementoofoObjectsoando ReasonsoofotheoamendmentoinoSectiono148oofotheoN.I.oActo statedohereinabove,oonopurposiveointerpretationoofoSectiono 148oofotheoN.I.oActoasoamended,oweoareoofotheoopiniono thato Sectiono 148o ofotheo N.I.o Acto aso amended,o shallo beo applicableoinorespectoofotheoappealsoagainstotheoorderoofo convictiono ando sentenceo foro theo offenceo undero Sectiono 138oofotheoN.I.oAct,oevenoinoaocaseowhereotheocriminalo complaintsoforotheooffenceounderoSectiono138oofotheoN.I.o ActowereofiledopriorotooamendmentoActoNo.o20/2018oi.e.,o priorotoo01.09.2018.oIfosuchoaopurposiveointerpretationoiso noto adopted,o ino thato case,o theo objecto ando purposeo ofo amendmento ino Sectiono 148o ofo theo N.I.o Acto wouldo beo frustrated.o ……Thereforeo amendedo Sectiono 148o ofo theo N.I.o Acto confersopowerouponotheoAppellateoCourtotoopassoanoordero pendingoappealotoodirectotheoAppellantoAccusedotoodeposito theosumowhichoshallonotobeolessothano20%oofotheofineooro compensationo eithero ono ano applicationo filedo byo theo originalocomplainantooroevenoonotheoapplicationofiledobyo theoAppellantoAccusedounderoSectiono389oofotheoCr.P.C.o toosuspendotheosentence…..o ……Therefore,oifoamendedoSectiono148oofotheoN.I.oActoiso purposivelyointerpretedoinosuchoaomanneroitowouldoserveo theo Objectso ando Reasonso ofo noto onlyo amendmento ino Sectiono148oofotheoN.I.oAct,obutoalsooSectiono138oofotheo N.I.oAct.oNegotiableoInstrumentsoActohasobeenoamendedo fromo timeo too timeo soo aso too provide,o intero alia,o speedyo disposalo ofo caseso relatingo too theo offenceo ofo theo dishonouredoofocheques.oSooasotooseeothatodueotoodelayo tacticsobyotheounscrupulousodrawersoofotheodishonouredo chequesodueotooeasyofilingoofotheoappealsoandoobtainingo

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stayoinotheoproceedings,oanoinjusticeowasocausedotootheo payeeo ofo ao dishonouredo chequeo whoo haso too spendo considerableotimeoandoresourcesoinotheocourtoproceedingso toorealiseotheovalueoofotheochequeoandohavingoobservedo thato sucho delayo haso compromisedo theo sanctityo ofo theo chequeotransactions,otheoParliamentohasothoughtoitofitotoo amendo Sectiono 148o ofo theo N.I.o Act.o Therefore,o sucho ao purposiveointerpretationowouldobeoinofurtheranceoofotheo ObjectsoandoReasonsoofotheoamendmentoinoSectiono148oofo theoN.I.oActoandoalsooSeco138oofotheoN.I.oAct.o ......Nowo soo faro aso theo submissiono ono behalfo ofo theo appellants,o relyingo upono Sectiono 357(2)o ofo theo Cr.P.C.o thatoonceo theoappealo againstotheoorderoofo convictionoiso preferred,o fineo iso noto recoverableo pendingo appealo ando thereforeo sucho ano ordero ofo deposito ofo 25%o ofo theo fineo oughto noto too haveo beeno passedo ando ino supporto ofo theo aboveorelianceoplacedouponotheodecisionoofothisoCourtoino theocaseoofoDilipoS.oDhanukaro(supra)oisoconcerned,otheo aforesaido haso noo substance.o Theo openingo wordo ofo amendedo Sectiono 148o ofo theo N.I.o Acto iso thato "notwithstandingo anythingo containedo ino theo Codeo ofo Criminalo Procedure…..".o Thereforeo irrespectiveo ofo theo provisionso ofo Sectiono 357(2)o ofo theo Cr.P.C.,o pendingo appealo beforeo theo firsto appellateo court,o challengingo theo orderoofoconvictionoandosentenceounderoSectiono138oofotheo N.I.oAct,otheoappellateocourtoisoconferredowithotheopowero too directo theo appellanto too deposito sucho sumo pendingo appealowhichoshallobeoaominimumoofo20%oofotheofineooro compensationoawardedobyotheotrialoCourt."o o oo o Ito wasothus,o unequivocallyo observedo ando heldoino theo caseoofo stSurendero Deswaloo (1 o judgment),o thato ono consideringo theo Statemento ofo ObjectsoandoReasonsoofotheoamendmentoinoSectiono148oofotheoN.I.oAct,oono purposiveointerpretationothereof,oSectiono148oofotheoN.I.oActoasoamended,o shallo beo applicableo eveno ino respecto too theo appealso againsto theo ordero ofo convictionoandosentenceoforotheooffenceounderoSectiono138oofotheoN.I.oAct,o evenoinoaocaseowhereotheocriminalocomplaintsoforotheooffenceounderoSectiono 138oofotheoN.I.oActowereofiledopriorotooamendmentoActoNo.o20/2018oi.e.,o priorotoo01.09.2018oandoifosuchoaopurposiveointerpretationoisonotoadopted,oino thatocase,otheoobjectoandopurposeoofoamendmentoinoSectiono148oofotheoN.I.o

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Actowouldobeofrustrated.oTheoamendedoprovisionoconfersotheopowerouponotheo AppellateoCourtotoopassoanoorderopendingoappealotoodirectotheoappellant-accusedotoodepositotheosumowhichoshallonotobeolessothano20%oofotheofineooro compensationoeitheroonoanoapplicationofiledobyotheooriginalocomplainantooro evenoonotheoapplicationofiledobyotheoappellant-oaccusedounderoSectiono389oofo theoCr.P.C.otoosuspendotheosentence.oAofurtherointerpretationotootheolanguageo ofotheoprovisionoconsideringotheoamendedoSectiono148oofotheoActoasoaowholeo too beo reado witho theo Statemento ofo Objectso ando Reasonso ofo theo amendingo Sectiono148oofotheoAct,owasogivenothatotheowordo"may"ousedoinotheoamendedo Sectiono148oofotheoAct,otoobeoconstruedoasoao"rule"ooro"shall"oandoinocaseotheo appellateoCourtowasonototooorderotoodeposit,othatowouldobeoasoanoexception,o forowhichospecialoreasonsoareotoobeoassigned.o o InotheocaseoofoSurenderoSinghoDeswalo@oCol.oSSoDeswalovs.o VirenderoGandhioandoanother,o(2020)o2oSCCo514o(hereinafteroreferredotoo ndasotheo"2 oojudgment"),otheoappellantothereinoraisedotheocontentionothatoordero grantingosuspensionoofosentenceocannotobeovacatedodueotoonon-depositoofo 25%o ofo theo amounto ofo compensation,o whicho cameo too beoo rejectedo whileo consideringotheojudgmentoinotheocaseoofoVivekoSahnioandoanothero(supra),o asoalsooreliedobyotheolearnedocounseloforotheopetitionersoinotheseocasesoandoito wasocategoricallyoheldothus:o "17.oTheojudgmentoofoPunjaboandoHaryanaoHighoCourtoino VivekoSahnioandoanother(supra)owhichohasobeenoreliedobyo theolearnedocounseloforotheoappellantsohasobeenonotedoando elaboratelyo consideredo byo theo Higho Courto ino theo impugnedo judgment.o Ino paragrapho 14o ando 15o ofo theo impugnedojudgmentoofotheoHighoCourtoreasonsohaveobeeno givenoforodistinguishingotheoVivekoSahni'ocase.o

18.oTheoHighoCourtoisorightoinoitsoopinionothatoquestiono No.2oasoframedoinoVivekoSahni'socaseowasonotocorrectlyo

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considered.o Wheno suspensiono ofo sentenceo byo theo trialo courtoisograntedoonoaocondition,onon-ocomplianceoofotheo conditiono haso adverseo effecto ono theo continuanceo ofo suspensionoofosentence.oTheoCourtowhichohasosuspendedo theo sentenceo ono ao condition,o aftero noticingo non-complianceoofotheoconditionocanoveryowelloholdothatotheo suspensiono ofo sentenceo standso vacatedo dueo too non-compliance.oTheoorderoofotheoAdditionaloSessionsoJudgeo declaringo thato dueo too non-o complianceo ofo conditiono ofo deposito ofo 25%o ofo theo amounto ofo compensation,o suspensionoofosentenceostandsovacatedoisowellowithinotheo jurisdictionoofotheoSessionsoCourtoandonooerrorohasobeeno committedobyotheoAdditionaloSessionsoJudgeoinopassingo theoorderodatedo20.07.2019.o

19.o Ito iso foro theo Appellateo Courto whoo haso grantedo suspensionoofosentenceo tootakeo callo ononon-complianceo andotakeoappropriateodecision.oWhatoorderoisotoobeopassedo byotheoAppellateoCourtoinosuchocircumstancesoisoforotheo AppellateoCourtotooconsideroandodecide.oHowever,onon-complianceoofotheoconditionoofosuspensionoofosentenceoiso sufficiento too declareo suspensiono ofo sentenceo aso havingo beenovacated."o o Asoisoexpositionoofolaw,oindubitablyotheoAppellateoCourtoasoao matterooforuleohasotoobyowayoofotheopowerovestedoinoit,odirectoanoappellant,o whoohasofiledoanoappealoagainstotheojudgmentoofoconvictionounderoSectiono 138oofoNIoActoandotheoorderoofosentence,otoodepositoaominimumoofo20%oofo theofineoorocompensationosooawardedobyotheotrialoCourt.oo o o o Theo submissiono ofo theo petitionerso byoo citingo Dilipo S.Dahanukaro(supra)oregardingoSectiono357(2)oCr.PC,owasoconsideredooino sttheo caseo ofo Surendero Deswalo (1 oo judgment)o decidedo ono

29.05.2019,owherein,oitowasoobservedothat,o"onowosoofaroasotheosubmissionoono behalfo ofo theo appellants,o relyingo uponoSectiono 357(2)oofo theo Cr.P.C.o thato onceo theo appealo againsto theo ordero ofo convictiono iso preferred,o fineo iso noto recoverableopendingoappealoandothereforeosuchoanoorderoofodepositoofo25%oofo theofineooughtonototoohaveobeenopassedoandoinosupportoofotheoaboveorelianceo

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placedouponotheodecisionoofothisoCourtoinotheocaseoofoDilipoS.oDhanukaro (supra)oisoconcerned,otheoaforesaidohasonoosubstance.oo o Similarlyo witho regardo too theo judgmento ino theo caseo ofoo Ajayo VinodchandraoShahoandootherso(supra),oitotooowasoconsideredobyoHon'bleo ndTheoSupremeoCourtoofoIndiaoinotheocaseoofoSurenderoSinghoDeswalo(2 ooo judgment)odecidedoono08.01.2020oandoheldoitotoobeonotolayingodownogoodo law,othusotheorelianceothereonoalsoobyotheopetitionersodoesonotohelpothemotoo furtherotheirosubmission,otheorelevantoparaoreadsothus:o o"InsofaroasotheojudgmentoofotheoBombayoHighoCourtoino AjayoVinodchandraoShaho(supra)owhichohasobeenoreliedo byotheolearnedocounseloforotheoappellant,oitoisosufficientotoo observeo thato theo Higho Courto dido noto haveo benefito ofo judgmento ofo thiso Courto datedo 29.05.2019o ino Surindero SinghoDeswal'socase.oTheojudgmentoofotheoBombayoHigho Courtowasodeliveredoono14.03.2019owhereasojudgmentoofo thiso Courto ino appellants'o caseo iso datedo 29.05.2019.o Ino viewo ofo theo lawo laido downo byo thiso Courto ino Surindero Singho Deswal'so caseo decidedo ono 29.05.2019,o theo judgmentoofoBombayoHighoCourtoinoAjayoVinodchandrao Shah'socaseocannotobeosaidotoobeoaogoodolawoinsofaroaso consequenceso ofo non-complianceo ofo conditiono ofo suspensionoofosentenceoisoconcerned."o o o Theoappellant,owhoohavingobeenoconvictedounderoSectiono138oofo NIoActoafteroaothoroughoprocedureoandoappreciationoofohisodefenceoinorebuttalo tootheopresumptionodrawnoagainstohimounderoSectionso139oando141oofoNIo Act,oisotoopartowithoanoamountoofofine/compensation,opendingotheoappeal,o whichoinonoowayocanobeoconstruedotoobeounfairoandounreasonableooroamounto tootakingoawayoofohisosubstantiveoright.oo o Asohasobeenoobservedoinotheoaforeoreferredojudgments,otheodelayo haso compromisedo theo sanctityo ofo theo chequeo transactions,o thus,o theo Parliamento thoughto ito fito too amendo Sectiono 148o ofo theo N.I.o Act.o Theo AppellateoCourtowhichohasotheopowerotooimposeotheoconditionoofodepositoao

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partoofocompensationowhileosuspendingoosuspensionoofosentenceoandooononon-deposit,otheosameowouldooeitheroautomaticallyobeovacated,oifoprovidedoinotheo orderoorotheosaidoorderoofosuspensionoofosentenceoononon-depositoofosaido amountocanobeovacated.oAnyootherointerpretationoofotheosaidoprovision,othato theo amounto soo orderedo too beo depositedo cano beo recoveredo aso fineo undero Sectiono421oCr.P.C.,owouldoleadotoofrustratingotheoveryoobjectoandopurposeoofo theoamendment.oo o Theopleaothatotheoconditionotoodepositotheoamountobeowaivedooffo onoaccountoofotheoweakofinancialohealthoofotheopetitioners,oisofoundotoobeo havingonooforceoinotheolightoofoenunciationoofoolawobyoHon'bleoTheoSupremeo st ndCourto ofo India,o ino theo caseso ofo Surendero Singho Deswalo (1 oo ando 2 oo judgments).o o Inoviewoofotheoaboveodiscussion,ootheoissueoasohavingoarisenoino theopresentocases,ostandsodecidedoagainstotheopetitioners.oConsequently,otheo presentopetitionsoareoherebyodismissedobeingobereftoofomerit.o o Photocopyo ofo thiso judgmento beo placedo ono theo fileso ofo theo connectedocases.o o

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