Ram Kishan Alias Raj Kishan v. State of Haryana and Another

121o INoTHEoHIGHoCOURToOFoPUNJABoANDoHARYANAoATo CHANDIGARHo o o o o o o o CRM-M-9611-2023o o o Dateoofodecisiono:o23.02.2023o o o RAMoKISHANo@oRAJoKISHANo o o o o o o o o o …Petitionero o Versuso o STATEoOFoHARYANAoANDoANOTHERo o o o o o o o o o o …Respondentso o CORAM:oo HON'BLEoMR.oJUSTICEoHARSHoBUNGERo Presento:o Mr.oAdityaoJain,oAdvocateo o o forotheopetitioner.o o HARSHoBUNGER,oJ.oo o o Theopetitionerohasofiledotheopresentopetitionounderosectiono482oofo CodeoofoCriminaloProcedure,ointer-alia,oseekingoquashingoofoimpugnedoordero datedo 06.01.2023o (Annexureo P-8)o passedo byo learnedo Additionalo Sessionso Judge,oKurukshetraoinoCRA-5-2023otitledoasoRamoKishanvsoDistrictoFood,o CiviloSuppliesoandoConsumeroAffairsoandoanother,otootheoextentoofodirectingo theo petitionero (appellant-convicto ino CRA-5-2023)o too deposito 20%o ofo theo compensationoamountoawardedobyotheotrialoCourt,owithino60odaysofromotheo dateo ofo ordero ino viewo ofo Sectiono 148o ofo theo Negotiableo Instrumentso (Amendment)oAct,o2018o(foroshorto`N.IoAct')o(asoamendedoup-to-date).o o o o Briefo factso ofo theo caseo areo thato respondento No.2-complainanto filedoaocomplaintounderoSectiono138oofotheoN.IoAct,obyostatingothatoDistricto Foodo ando Supplyo Controllero allottedo 102501.00o qtls.o ofo paddyo too theo petitionero/opetitioner'soproprietorshipoconcerno(M/soHansjioExports,oPehowa,o DistrictoKurukshetra)oforocustomo milledoriceoforotheoyearo2015-16oasopero policyoandoguidelinesoissuedobyotheoGovernmentoofoIndia/Haryanaofromotimeo tootime.oItoisosubmittedothatoforomillingotheorice,oanoagreementowasoexecutedo betweeno complainant/respondento No.2o ando petitionero (whoo iso theo soleo proprietoro ofo M/so Hansjio Exportso Pehowa),o wherebyo certaino termso ando conditionsowereoimposedoandowereodulyosignedobyotheopetitioneroonobehalfoofo hisoproprietorshipoconcernoi.e.oM/soHansjioExportsoPehowa.oTheopetitionero waso boundo too delivero 100%o customo milledo riceo too Departmento /o Foodo Corporationo ofo Indiao uptoo 31.03.2016o (whicho waso furthero extendedo uptoo

31.08.2016),o howevero theo petitionero failedo too doo so,o accordingly,o heo waso liableotoopayopriceooforiceowhichowasonotodeliveredobyothemoandopenaltyoaso peroCCLopatternoi.e.oaototalosumoofoRs.11,35,50,656/-otootheocomplainant.oItoiso furtherostatedoinotheocomplaintothatoinoorderotoodischargeohisoliabilityotowardso theocomplainantotoomakeopartopaymentoagainstotheooutstandingoamount,otheo petitionerobeingosoleoproprietoroofoM/soHansjioExportsoPehowa,oissuedotwoo separateoChequesobearingoNos.915987oando915986,obothodatedo10.08.2017,o amountingo too Rs.50o lakhso each,o respectively,o drawno ato `ICICIo Bank'.o However,owhenotheosaidochequesowereopresented,otheosameowereodishonouredo withotheoremarkso"Fundsoinsufficient"oandowereoreturnedovideomemosodatedo

14.08.2017.oItoappearsothatothereafter,oaolegalonoticeodatedo29.08.2017owaso servedouponotheoaccusedo(petitioner)odemandingotheopaymentowithino15odayso fromotheodateooforeceiptoofosaidonoticeobutothatotoooofonooavail.oAccordingly,o complaintounderoSectiono138oofotheoN.IoActowasofiled.o o o Theo Judicialo Magistrateo Isto Class,o Kurukshetra,o aftero appreciatingotheoevidenceoonorecord,oconvictedotheopresentopetitionerovideo judgmentodatedo07.12.2022oandofurtheropassedoorderoofosentenceovideoordero datedo 09.12.2022o (Annexureo P-6),o wherebyo petitionero waso sentencedo too undergoosimpleoimprisonmentoforoaoperiodoofotwooyearsoandofurtherotoopayo theocompensationotootheotuneoofodoubleoofotheoamountoofoimpugnedochequeso withinothreeomonthsofromotheodateoofopassingoofosaidojudgmentoandoinodefaulto thereof,o heo waso furthero orderedo too undergoo simpleo imprisonmento foro sixo months.oo o o Theopetitionerochallengedotheoaforesaidojudgmentoofoconvictiono andoorderoofosentenceobyofilingoanoappealobeforeotheoCourtoofoSessionsoJudge,o Kurukshetra,owhichocameotoobeoregisteredoasoCRA-5-2023.oAlongowithotheo appeal;otheopetitioneroalsoofiledoanoapplicationoforosuspensionoofosentence.o o o Learnedo Additionalo Sessionso Judge,o Kurukshetra,o video ordero datedo06.01.2023,osuspendedotheosentenceoofotheopetitionerobyoobservingoasoo under:-o "However,o ino viewo ofo Sectiono 148o ofo theo Negotiableo Instrumentso(Amendment)oAct,o2018,otheoappellantoisodirectedo toodeposito20%oamountoofotheocompensationoawardedobyotheo learnedo trialo Courto ando theo saido amounto iso orderedo too beo depositedo ino theo learnedo trialo courto withino 60o dayso fromo today.o Theo trialo courto iso furthero directedo too releaseo theo aforesaido amounto depositedo byo theo appellanto too theo complainanto ono hiso application.o Theo trialo courto iso alsoo requiredotoosendotheodueointimationoregardingodepositoofotheo saidoamountobyotheoappellant/accusedoandoaboutotheoreleaseo ofotheosameotootheocomplainant,otoothisocourt.oItoisomadeoclearo thatotheoconditionoquaotheopaymentoofointerimocompensationo aso orderedo aboveo shallo beo treatedo aso ao conditiono quao suspensionoofosentenceoofotheoappellant-convictoandoinocaseoofo nonocomplianceobyotheoappellant-convict,otheoorderoregardingo suspensionoofosentenceoshallobeocancelled."oo o o Theopresentopetitionohasobeenofiledochallengingotheoorderodatedoo

06.01.2023o(AnnexureoP-8)opassedobyolearnedoAdditionaloSessionsoJudge,o KurukshetraotootheoextentowherebyotheobailounderoSectiono389oofotheoCodeoofo Criminalo Procedureo grantedo too theo petitionero haso beeno madeo subjecto too conditionoofodepositoofo20%oofocompensationoamountoawardedobyotrialoCourt.oo o o Learnedocounseloforotheopetitionerosubmitsothatotheosuspensiono ofosentenceograntedobyotheoloweroAppellateoCourtocouldonotohaveobeenomadeo subjectotoodepositoofo20%oofotheocompensationoamountoawardedobyotheotrialo Courto aso theo provisionso containedo ino Sectiono 148o ofo theo Negotiableo InstrumentsoAct,oareoonlyodirectoryoandonotomandatory.o o o Learnedo counselo foro theo petitionero haso furthero referredo too variousodocumentsoattachedowithotheopetitionoandocontendedothatothoughotheo complainantohasofailedotooproveoitsocaseobeforeotheoconcernedotrialoCourt,otheo presentopetitioner-accusedohasobeenowronglyoconvictedobyotheoTrialoCourto withoutoconsideringotheofactothatothereowasotamperingoandomaterialoalterationo ino theo chequeso ino questiono ando ino viewo ofo sectiono 87o ofo Negotiableo InstrumentsoAct,otheosaidochequesowereovoidoandoheoreliesouponotheojudgmento renderedobyoDelhioHighoCourtoinoBPDLoInvestmentso(Pvt.)oLtd.ov.oMapleo Leafo Tradingo Internationalo (Pvt.)o Ltd.,o 2006(7)o RCRo (Criminal)o 54o too contendo thato theo petitionero iso havingo ao veryo goodo caseo ono meritso ando therefore,oheourgedothatotheoimpugnedoorderopassedobyotheoLoweroAppellateo Courtotoo theo extentowherebyo theopetitionero iso directedotoodeposito 20%o ofo compensationoamountoawardedobyotrialoCourt,obeoquashedoandosetoaside.o o o Iohaveoheardolearnedocounseloforotheopetitioneroandohaveoperusedo theopaperobookoasowelloasoimpugnedoorderodatedo06.01.2023o(AnnexureoP-8)o passedobyotheolearnedoAdditionaloSessionsoJudge,oKurukshetra.o o o Sectiono148oofotheoN.I.oAct,o1881oreadsoasoundero:-o o [148.o Powero ofo Appellateo Courto too ordero paymento pendingo appealo againsto conviction.-(1)o Notwithstandingo anythingocontainedoinotheoCodeoofoCriminaloProcedure,o1973o (2oofo1974),oinoanoappealobyotheodraweroagainstoconvictiono undero sectiono 138,o theo Appellateo Courto mayo ordero theo appellantotoodepositosuchosumowhichoshallobeoaominimumoofo twentyoperocent.oofotheofineoorocompensationoawardedobyotheo trialoCourt:o o Providedothatotheoamountopayableounderothisosub-sectiono shallobeoinoadditionotooanyointerimocompensationopaidobyotheo appellantounderosectiono143A.o o (2)o Theo amountoreferredotooino sub-sectiono (1)oshallobeo depositedo withino sixtyo dayso fromo theo dateo ofo theo order,o oro withinosuchofurtheroperiodonotoexceedingothirtyodaysoasomayo beodirectedobyotheoCourtoonosufficientocauseobeingoshownobyo theoappellant.o o (3)o Theo Appellateo Courto mayo directo theo releaseo ofo theo amountodepositedobyotheoappellantotootheocomplainantoatoanyo timeoduringotheopendencyoofotheoappeal:o o Providedo thato ifo theo appellanto iso acquitted,o theo Courto shallo directo theo complainanto too repayo too theo appellanto theo amounto soo released,o witho interesto ato theo banko rateo aso publishedo byo theo Reserveo Banko ofo India,o prevalento ato theo beginningo ofo theo relevanto financialo year,o withino sixtyo dayso fromotheodateoofotheoorder,oorowithinosuchofurtheroperiodonoto exceedingo thirtyodayso aso mayo beo directedo byo theoCourtoono sufficientocauseobeingoshownobyotheocomplainant.]o o o Theoaforesaidoprovisionohasobeenoconsideredoandostandsosettledo byo ano authoritativeo judgmento passedo byo Hon'bleo theo Apexo Courto inoooooooooooo SurinderoSinghoDeswalo@oCol.oS.S.oDeswaloov.ooVirenderoGandhioAIRo2019o SupremeoCourto2956,otheorelevantoparagraphsoareoquotedobelowo:-o "7.oWeohaveoheardotheolearnedocounseloforotheorespectiveopartieso atolength.o

7.1oTheoshortoquestionowhichoisoposedoforoconsiderationobeforeo thiso Courto is,o whethero theo firsto appellateo courtoisojustifiedoino directingo theo appellantso -o originalo accusedo whoo haveo beeno APURVA convictedoforotheooffenceounderosectiono138oofotheoN.I.oActotoo deposito25%oofotheoamountoofocompensation/fineoimposedobyotheo learnedotrialoCourt,opendingoappealsochallengingotheoorderoofo convictiono ando sentenceo ando whileo suspendingo theo sentenceo underosectiono389oofotheoCr.P.C.,o1973oconsideringosectiono148o ofotheoN.I.oActoasoamended?o xxxxxxxxxo

8.oItoisotheocaseoonobehalfoofotheoappellantsothatoasotheocriminalo complaintsoagainstotheoappellantsounderoSectiono138ooofotheoN.I.o Actowereolodged/filedobeforeotheoamendmentoActoNo.o20/2018obyo whicho Sectiono 148o ofo theo N.I.o Acto cameo too beo amendedo ando thereforeoamendedoSectiono148oofotheoN.I.oActoshallonotobeomadeo applicable.oHowever,oitoisorequiredotoobeonotedothatoatotheotimeo whenotheoappealsoagainstotheoconvictionoofotheoappellantsoforo theo offenceo undero Sectiono 138o oofo theo N.I.o Acto wereo preferred,oAmendmentoActoNo.o20/2018oamendingoSectiono148o ofotheoN.I.oActocameointooforceow.e.f.o1.9.2018.oEven,oatotheotimeo wheno theo appellantso submittedo application/so underoSectiono 389oofo theo Cr.P.C.o too suspendo theo sentenceo pendingo appealso challengingo theo convictiono ando sentence,o amendedo Sectiono 148oofotheoN.I.oActocameointooforceoandowasobroughtoonostatuteo w.e.f.o1.9.2018.oTherefore,oconsideringotheoobjectoandopurposeo ofo amendmento ino Sectiono 148o oofo theo N.I.o Acto ando whileo suspendingo theo sentenceo ino exerciseo ofo powerso underoSectiono 389oofotheoCr.P.C.,owhenotheofirstoappellateocourtodirectedotheo appellantsotoodeposito25%oofotheoamountoofofine/compensationo asoimposedobyotheolearnedotrialoCourt,otheosameocanobeosaidotoo beoabsolutelyoinoconsonanceowithotheoStatementoofoObjectsoando ReasonsoofoamendmentoinoSectiono148ooofotheoN.I.oAct.o

8.1oHavingoobservedoandofoundothatobecauseoofotheodelayotacticso ofo unscrupulouso drawerso ofo dishonouredchequeso dueo too easyo filingoofoappealsoandoobtainingostayoonoproceedings,otheoobjecto andopurposeoofotheoenactmentoofoSectiono138ooofotheoN.I.oActowaso beingo frustrated,o theo Parliamento haso thoughto ito fito too amendoSectiono148ooofotheoN.I.oAct,obyowhichotheofirstoappellateo Court,oinoanoappealochallengingotheoorderoofoconvictionoundero Sectiono 138o oofo theo N.I.o Act,o iso conferredo witho theo powero too directotheoconvictedoaccusedo-oappellantotoodepositosuchosumo whichoshallobeoaominimumoofo20%oofotheofineoorocompensationo awardedobyotheotrialoCourt.oByotheoamendmentoinoSectiono148oofo theoN.I.oAct,oitocannotobeosaidothatoanyovestedorightoofoappealoofo theoaccusedo-oappellantohasobeenotakenoawayoand/oroaffected.o Therefore,o submissiono ono behalfo ofo theo appellantso thato amendmento ino Sectiono 148oofotheo N.I.o Acto shallonoto beo madeo applicableoretrospectivelyoandomoreoparticularlyowithorespectotoo cases/complaintsofiledopriorotoo1.9.2018oshallonotobeoapplicableo hasonoosubstanceoandocannotobeoaccepted,oasobyoamendmentoino Sectiono148ooofotheoN.I.oAct,onoosubstantiveorightoofoappealohaso beeno takeno awayoand/oro affected..o Thereforeo theodecisionso ofo thiso Courto ino theo caseso ofo GarikapattiVeerayao (supra)o ando Videocono Internationalo Limitedo (supra),o reliedo upono byo theo learnedoseniorocounseloappearingoonobehalfoofotheoappellantso shallo noto beo applicableo too theo factso ofo theo caseo ono hand.o Therefore,oconsideringotheoStatementoofoObjectsoandoReasonsoofo theo amendmento ino Sectiono 148o oofo theo N.I.o Acto statedo hereinabove,oonopurposiveointerpretationoofoSectiono148oofotheo N.I.oActoasoamended,oweoareoofotheoopinionothatoSectiono148oofo theoN.I.oActoasoamended,oshallobeoapplicableoinorespectoofotheo appealsoagainstotheoorderoofoconvictionoandosentenceoforotheo offenceounderoSectiono138ooofotheoN.I.oAct,oevenoinoaocaseowhereo theocriminalocomplaintsoforotheooffenceounderoSectiono138oofootheo N.I.oActowereofiledopriorotooamendmentoActoNo.o20/2018oi.e.,o priorotoo01.09.2018.oIfosuchoaopurposiveointerpretationoisonoto adopted,o ino thato case,o theo objecto ando purposeo ofo amendmento inoSectiono148ooofotheoN.I.oActowouldobeofrustrated.oTherefore,oaso such,onooerrorohasobeenocommittedobyotheolearnedofirstoappellateo courtodirectingotheoappellantsotoodeposito25%oofotheoamountoofo fine/compensationo aso imposedo byo theo learnedo trialo Courto consideringoSectiono148ooofotheoN.I.oAct,oasoamended.o

9.oNowosoofaroasotheosubmissionoonobehalfoofotheoappellantsothato evenoconsideringotheolanguageousedoinoSectiono148ooofotheoN.I.o Actoasoamended,otheoappellateoCourto"may"oorderotheoappellanto toodepositosuchosumowhichoshallobeoaominimumoofo20%oofotheo fineoorocompensationoawardedobyotheotrialoCourtoandotheowordo usedoisonoto"shall"oandothereforeotheodiscretionoisovestedowithotheo firstoappellateocourtotoodirectotheoappellanto-oaccusedotoodeposito sucho sumo ando theo appellateo courto haso construedo ito aso mandatory,owhichoaccordingotootheolearnedoSenioroAdvocateoforo theoappellantsowouldobeocontraryotootheoprovisionsoofoSectiono 148ooofotheoN.I.oActoasoamendedoisoconcerned,oconsideringotheo amendedoSectiono148ooofotheoN.I.oActoasoaowholeotoobeoreadowitho theoStatementoofoObjectsoandoReasonsoofotheoamendingoSectiono 148ooofotheoN.I.oAct,othoughoitoisotrueothatoinoamendedoSectiono 148ooofotheoN.I.oAct,otheowordousedoiso"may",oitoisogenerallyotoobeo construedoasoao"rule"ooro"shall"oandonototoodirectotoodepositobyo theoappellateocourtoisoanoexceptionoforowhichospecialoreasonso areotoobeoassigned.oThereforeoamendedoSectiono148oofotheoN.I.o ActoconfersopowerouponotheoAppellateoCourtotoopassoanoordero pendingoappealotoodirectotheoAppellantoAccusedotoodepositotheo sumo whicho shallo noto beo lesso thano 20%o ofo theo fineo oro compensationo eithero ono ano applicationo filedo byo theo originalo complainantooroevenoonotheoapplicationofiledobyotheoAppellanto Accusedo underoSectiono 389o oofo theo Cr.P.C.o too suspendo theo sentence.oTheoaforesaidoisorequiredotoobeoconstruedoconsideringo theofactothatoasoperotheoamendedoSectiono148ooofotheoN.I.oAct,oao minimumoofo20%oofotheofineoorocompensationoawardedobyotheo trialocourtoisodirectedotoobeodepositedoandothatosuchoamountoisotoo beodepositedowithinoaoperiodoofo60odaysofromotheodateoofotheo order,oorowithinosuchofurtheroperiodonotoexceedingo30odaysoaso mayo beo directedo byo theo appellateo courto foro sufficiento causeo shownobyotheoappellant.oTherefore,oifoamendedoSectiono148oofo theoN.I.oActoisopurposivelyointerpretedoinosuchoaomanneroitowouldo serveo theo Objectso ando Reasonso ofo noto onlyo amendmento inoSectiono148ooofotheoN.I.oAct,obutoalsooSectiono138ooofotheoN.I.o Act.oNegotiableoInstrumentsoActoohasobeenoamendedofromotimeotoo timeo soo aso too provide,o intero alia,o speedyo disposalo ofo caseso relatingotootheooffenceoofotheodishonouredoofocheques.oSooasotoo seeothatodueotoodelayotacticsobyotheounscrupulousodrawersoofotheo dishonouredchequeso dueo too easyo filingo ofo theo appealso ando obtainingostayoinotheoproceedings,oanoinjusticeowasocausedotootheo payeeoofoaodishonouredchequeowhoohasotoospendoconsiderableo timeoandoresourcesoinotheocourtoproceedingsotoorealiseotheovalueo ofo theo chequeo ando havingo observedo thato sucho delayo haso compromisedo theo sanctityo ofo theo chequeo transactions,o theo ParliamentohasothoughtoitofitotooamendoSectiono148ooofotheoN.I.o Act.o Therefore,o sucho ao purposiveo interpretationo wouldo beo ino furtheranceoofotheoObjectsoandoReasonsoofotheoamendmentoino Sectiono148ooofotheoN.I.oActoandoalsooSeco138oofotheoN.I.oAct.o

10.oNowosoofaroasotheosubmissionoonobehalfoofotheoappellants,o relyingouponoSectiono357(2)oofotheoCr.P.C.othatoonceotheoappealo againsto theo ordero ofo convictiono iso preferred,o fineo iso noto recoverableo pendingo appealo ando thereforeo sucho ano ordero ofo depositoofo25%oofotheofineooughtonototoohaveobeenopassedoandoino supportoofotheoaboveorelianceoplacedouponotheodecisionoofothiso CourtoinotheocaseoofoDilipoS.oDhanukaro(supra)oisoconcerned,otheo aforesaido haso noo substance.o Theo openingo wordo ofo amendedo Sectiono148ooofotheoN.I.oActoisothato"notwithstandingoanythingo containedo ino theo Codeoofo Criminalo Procedure.....".o Thereforeo irrespectiveoofotheoprovisionsoofoSectiono357(2)oofotheoCr.P.C.,o pendingoappealobeforeotheofirstoappellateocourt,ochallengingotheo orderoofoconvictionoandosentenceounderoSectiono138ooofotheoN.I.o Act,otheoappellateocourtoisoconferredowithotheopowerotoodirectotheo appellantotoodepositosuchosumopendingoappealowhichoshallobeoao minimumoofo20%oofotheofineoorocompensationoawardedobyotheo trialoCourt."o o o FromoperusaloofotheoaboveoreferredojudgmentoinoSurinderoSingho Deswal'socaseo(supra),oitoisoobservedothatotheoapplicabilityoofotheoprovisiono underoSectiono148oofotheoN.IoAct,o1881oisomandatory.oFurther,oSectiono148oofo theoN.I.oAct,o1881oenvisagesodepositoofominimumo20%oamountoandoSectiono APURVA 148oofotheoN.I.oAct,o1881ostartsowithoaononoobstanteoclause.o o o Further,o Hon'bleo theo Apexo Courto ino theo secondo roundo ofo litigation,o ino theo aboveo referredo Surindero Singho Deswal'so caseo (supra)o furtheroconsideredotheoissue,owhereotheosuspensionoofosentenceowasosubjectotoo theoconditionoofodepositoofo25%oofotheoamountoofocompensationoandowheno theo conditiono foro suspensiono ofo sentenceo waso noto compliedo with,o theo concernedoAdditionaloSessionsoJudge,ohadotakenotheoviewothatotheoorderoofo suspensionoofosentenceoshallobeodeemedotoohaveobeenovacatedoandotheoHigho Courto hado upheldo theo viewo ofo learnedo Additionalo Sessionso Judge.o Accordingly,otheoHon'bleoApexoCourtoinoSurinderoSinghoDeswalo@oCol.o S.S.oDeswal&Ors.vsVirenderoGandhio&Anr.o2020(1)ooR.C.R.o(Criminal)oo 604,oheldoasoundero:-o o"13.oTheosecondoroundoofolitigationowhichowasoinitiatedo byotheoappellantobyofilingoapplicationounderoSectiono482o Cr.P.C.,o 1973o waso againsto theo ordero datedo 20.07.2019o passedobyotheoAdditionaloSessionsoJudge,oPanchkulaobyo whichoAdditionaloSessionsoJudgeoheldothatotheoappellanto havingonotocompliedowithotheodirectionodatedo01.12.2018o toodeposito25%oofotheoamountoofocompensation,otheoordero ofosuspensionoofosentenceoshallobeodeemedotoohaveobeeno vacated.o Theo ordero datedo 20.07.2019o waso ano ordero passedobyotheoAdditionaloSessionsoJudgeoonoaccountoofo failureoofotheoappellantotoodeposito25%oofotheoamountoofo compensation.oTheosuspensionoofosentenceoono01.12.2018o waso subjecto too theo conditiono ofo deposito ofo 25%o ofo theo amounto ofo compensation,o wheno theo conditiono foro suspensionoofosentenceowasonotocompliedowith,olearnedo AdditionaloSessionsoJudgeowasorightoinotakingotheoviewo thatoorderoofosuspensionoofosentenceoshallobeodeemedotoo haveobeenovacated.oChallengeotooorderodatedo20.07.2019o haso rightlyo beeno repelledo byo theo Higho Courto byo itso elaborateo ando wello consideredo judgmento datedo

10.09.2019.o

18.o…oWhenosuspensionoofosentenceobyotheotrialocourtoiso grantedoonoaocondition,ononocomplianceoofotheoconditiono hasoadverseoeffectoonotheocontinuanceoofosuspensionoofo sentence.oTheoCourtowhichohasosuspendedotheosentenceoono ao condition,o aftero noticingo non-complianceo ofo theo conditiono cano veryo wello holdo thato theo suspensiono ofo sentenceo standso vacatedo dueo too non-compliance.o Theo orderoofotheoAdditionaloSessionsoJudgeodeclaringothatodueo toonon-complianceoofoconditionoofodepositoofo25%oofotheo amountoofocompensation,osuspensionoofosentenceostandso vacatedo iso wello withino theo jurisdictiono ofo theo Sessionso CourtoandonooerrorohasobeenocommittedobyotheoAdditionalo SessionsoJudgeoinopassingotheoorderodatedo20.07.2019.o

19.o Ito iso foro theo Appellateo Courto whoo haso grantedo suspensiono ofo sentenceo too takeo callo ono non-complianceo andotakeoappropriateodecision.oWhatoorderoisotoobeopassedo byotheoAppellateoCourtoinosuchocircumstancesoisoforotheo AppellateoCourtotooconsideroandodecide.oHowever,onon-complianceoofotheoconditionoofosuspensionoofosentenceoiso sufficiento too declareo suspensiono ofo sentenceo aso havingo beenovacated."o o o Further,o ino somewhato similaro circumstances,o ao Co-ordinateo BenchoofothisoCourtoinoHarwinderoSinghovsMohanLalooo2022(1)ooR.C.R.oo (Criminal)o136,ooframedootheofollowingoquestiono:-o

7.oo xxxo o o xxxo Q.o Whethero whileo suspendingo theo sentenceo ofo theo applicant/convict,otheoAppellateoCourtoinoanoappealoagainsto convictionounderosectiono138oofotheoN.I.oAct,ocanoimposeoao conditiono thato ono non-deposito ofo minimumo ofo twentyo percento ofo theo fine/compensationo awardedo byo theo trialo court,oasoorderedobyotheoAppellateocourtowhileoexercisingo APURVA itsopowersounderosectiono148oofotheoNIoAct,otheobenefitoofo suspensiono ofo sentenceo wouldo beo liableo too beo automatically/consequentlyovacated?o o o o AfterodiscussingotheolawoonoSectiono148oofotheoN.I.oAct,o1881,oito wasoheldoinoparaoNo.19oofoHarwinderoSingh'socaseo(supra)oasoundero:-o o "19.o Thato theo Appellateo Courto ino ano appealo againsto convictiono undero Sectiono 138o ofo theo N.Io Act,o whileo suspendingotheosentenceoofotheoAppellant/Convict,ohasotheo powero too imposeo aoconditiono thato ono non-deposito ofo theo fine/compensation,o theo benefito ofo suspensiono ofo sentenceo wouldo beo liableo too beo automatically/consequentlyo vacated."o o o Asoregardsotheosubmissionoofotheocounseloforotheopetitionerothato theo petitionero haso beeno wronglyo convictedo byo theo Trialo Courto withouto consideringotheofactothatoonoaccountoofotamperingoandomaterialoalterationoino theo chequeso ino question,o theo sameo wereo voido ino viewo ofo sectiono 87o ofo NegotiableoInstrumentsoAct;othisoCourtoisoofotheoviewothatoitoisonotoopenoforo thisoCourtotooexamineotheocaseoofotheopetitioneroonomeritsoandotoogiveoprima-facieo findingo thato theo petitionero haso beeno wronglyo convictedo byo theo concernedotrialoCourtoandomoreoparticularly,owhenotheoappealofiledobyotheo petitionero iso stillo pendingo beforeo theo appellateo Court.o Thus,o theo aforesaido decisionobyoDelhioHighoCourtoinoBPDLoInvestmentso(Pvt.)oLtd.ov.oMapleo LeafoTradingoInternationalo(Pvt.)oLtd.,o2006(7)oRCRo(Criminal)o54,owhicho hasobeenorenderedoinotheoparticularofactsoofothatocase,owouldonotorenderoanyo assistanceotootheopresentopetitioneroandomoreoparticularly,owhenothisoCourtoiso consideringotheovalidityoofotheoorderopassedobyotheoappellateoCourtoundero sectiono148oofotheoN.I.oAct.o o o Noootheropointohasobeenourged.o o o Ino viewo ofo theo aforementionedo factso ando circumstances,o thiso APURVA Courtodoesonotoseeoanyoreasonotoointerfereowithotheoimpugnedoorderodatedo

06.01.2023o (Annexureo P-8)o passedo byo theo learnedo Additionalo Sessionso Judge,oKurukshetra.oThereoisonooillegalityooroperversityoinotheoorderodatedo

06.01.2023o (Annexureo P-8)o ando theopresentopetitiono beingo devoido ofoanyo merit,oisoherebyodismissed.o o o o o o Februaryo23,o2023o o o o o (HARSHoBUNGER)o gurpreeto o o o o o o o JUDGEo o Whetherospeaking/reasoned:o o Yes/Noo Whetheroreportable:o o o Yes/Noo o o