M. Shajideen v. K.M.Ashraf
Negotiable Instruments Act – Sections 138, 148 – Interim compensation of 20% pending appeal
Case brief
What is this about?
Section 148 NI Act interim compensation 20% pending appeal; appellate court discretion with stated reasons not open to re-examination; conviction under Section 138 in C.C.1597/2014 and C.C.1598/2014; suspension of conviction and sentence; Crl.A.266/2024 and Crl.A.267/2024 Sessions Court Thiruvananthapuram; expedition of decade-old 2014 cheque-case appeals; Crl.MC 1978/2025 and 2009/2025, Kerala High Court, Ernakulam, Justice V.G. Arun, order dated 03.03.2025.
What did the court decide?
Crl.M.C.s disposed of with a direction to the court below to take earnest efforts to decide Criminal Appeals Nos.266/2024 and 267/2024 expeditiously; the challenge to the appellate court's Section 148 orders having failed, no other relief granted. ¶55