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2017 DIGILAW 1194 (RAJ)

Tara Chand Prajapat S/o Shri Aakharam, By Caste Prajapat v. State of Rajasthan

2017-05-10

P.K.LOHRA

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ORDER : P.K. Lohra, J. This criminal misc. petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. has been preferred by petitioner against order dated 13.04.2017 passed by District and Sessions Judge, Bikaner (for short, 'learned appellate Court'), whereby learned appellate Court has imposed a condition of depositing Rs.20,000/- while suspending the sentence of petitioner on an application preferred under Section 389(1) Cr.P.C. 2. Brief facts of the case are that Special Judicial Magistrate (N.I. Act Cases), No.3, Bikaner (for short, 'learned trial Court') in Criminal Case No.226/2015 has convicted the petitioner for commission of offence punishable under Sections 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act and has sentenced him for six moths' simple imprisonment and further directed to pay a compensation of Rs.95,000/-and in default of payment, thirty days' additional simple imprisonment vide judgment dated 30.03.2017. 3. Being aggrieved with judgment dated 30.03.2017, petitioner has preferred an appeal before the appellate Court along with an application under Section 389(1) Cr.P.C. for suspension of sentence awarded by trial Court. The appellate Court has allowed the application for suspension of sentence while imposing the pre condition of depositing Rs.20,000/-. The petitioner has challenged imposition of the condition of depositing of Rs.20,000/- by way of present criminal misc. petition. 4. Learned counsel of the petitioner has submitted that while exercising the powers under sub-Section (1) of Section 389 Cr.P.C., the appellate Court has illegally imposed the condition of depositing Rs. 20,000/-and as such, the order passed by the appellate Court up to that extent is illegal and liable to be quashed. Learned counsel for the petitioner has placed reliance upon the judgment of this Court passed in case of Bhagwati Sahay Katriya v. State of Rajasthan & Anr. reported in 2010 (1) Cr.L.R. (Raj.) 684 and submitted that this Court has categorically held in above mentioned case that no such condition can be imposed by the appellate Court while exercising powers under sub-Section (1) of Section 389 Cr.P.C. 5. Learned counsel for the petitioner has, therefore, prayed that the condition of depositing of Rs.20,000/- as imposed in order dated 13.04.2017 may be deleted. 6. Learned Public Prosecutor appearing for the State is unable to dispute the said position of law. 7. Learned counsel for the petitioner has, therefore, prayed that the condition of depositing of Rs.20,000/- as imposed in order dated 13.04.2017 may be deleted. 6. Learned Public Prosecutor appearing for the State is unable to dispute the said position of law. 7. This Court, in Bhagwati Sahay Katriya's case (supra), while taking into consideration the earlier judgments of this Court, has laid down that no such pre-condition of depositing part of compensation can be imposed by a Court while exercising powers under Sub-section (1) of Section 389 Cr.P.C. 8. In view of above, this criminal misc. petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is allowed and the condition of depositing Rs.20,000/- mentioned in order dated 13.04.2017, is ordered to be deleted. 9. Impugned order dated 13.04.2017 is modified accordingly.