Case Law Analysis
|Uttarakhand High Court
Section 148 NI Act - Discretion to Reduce Mandatory Fine Deposit to Rs 10,000 in Extreme Financial Distress | Uttarakhand HC
Uttarakhand HC held that the 20% fine-deposit under Section 148 NI Act may be lowered to Rs 10,000 for appellants facing extreme financial hardship. The reduced deposit is conditioned on the appeal being heard on its merits, creating discretionary relief for indigent defendants.