#fine deposit condition

Rajasthan High Court rules that imposing a 20% fine deposit as a precondition for suspending sentence under Section 138 NI Act is unjustified without recorded reasons. The decision reinforces judicial discretion in bail matters, impacting accused facing financial penalties in cheque bounce cases.

Rajasthan High Court holds that imposing an unaffordable fine deposit as a condition for suspension of sentence violates Article 21, reinforcing access to justice for indigent accused.