Pusalal S/O Sh. Bhaguram, Vs the State of Rajasthan — Cheque Dishonour | Rajasthan HC (2025)

Pusalal S/O Sh. Bhaguram, Vs the State of Rajasthan — Cheque Dishonour | Rajasthan HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Petitioner accorded liberty to deposit the imposed 20% amount in the relevant court on or before 30-05-2025; petition disposed with return (pratyavartan).

Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner — whose application for time to deposit the 20% amount imposed by appellate court order dated 30-05-2022 was rejected by order dated 20-03-2025 — may nonetheless be permitted to deposit the imposed amount by 30-05-2025 in compliance with the order dated 30-05-2022.

Court's answer

The petition is disposed with the order that the petitioner is free to deposit the imposed 20% amount in the relevant court by 30-05-2025.

Ratio / Principle

Although the petitioner had remained absent before the appellate court for three years and had not deposited the imposed 20% amount within the stipulated period, the court, taking into account that the appeal remains pending and that the petitioner is ready to deposit the amount, accorded him liberty to deposit it by 30-05-2025.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan, Jaipur Bench — S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous (Petition) No. 2069/2025, decided 13/05/2025 by Hon'ble Mr. Justice Praveer Bhatnagar. Petitioner Pusalal, convicted under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, had been directed by appellate court order dated 30-05-2022 (Appeal No. 20/2024 before the District & Sessions Judge) to deposit 20% of the amount before the trial court within 60 days. Unable to deposit owing to his financial condition, he was arrested and produced before the appellate court; his application seeking time to deposit was rejected by order dated 20-03-2025, which he challenged through this petition. Observing that he had remained absent before the appellate court for three years and had not deposited within the stipulated period, but that the appeal remains pending and he is now ready to deposit, the High Court disposed the petition, granting him liberty to deposit the imposed 20% amount in the relevant court by 30-05-2025; the petition was disposed with return (pratyavartan).

[2025:RJ-JP:20211]

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR

S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous (Petition) No. 2069/2025

Pusalal S/o Sh. Bhaguram, Aged About 51 Years, R/o 283, Bairva Colony, Vill And Po., Jamola, Tehsil Masuda Distt. Ajmer (Rajasthan).

----Petitioner

Versus

The State Of Rajasthan, Through P.p.

Smt. Beena Devi W/o Sh. Gokul Chand, R/o Vishwakarma Colony Near Bus Stand Vijay Nagar Tehsil Vijay Nagar Distt. Ajmer (Rajasthan).

----Respondents

For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Shubham Agarwal For Respondent(s) : Mr. Shree Ram Dhakar, PP

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRAVEER BHATNAGAR

Order

13/05/2025

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vkns”k fnukad 20-03-2025 }kjk vLohdkj dj fn;k x;kA mudk rdZ gS fd og 20 izfr”kr dh jkf”k tek djus dks rRij gSaA vr% ,slh fLFkfr esa lacaf/kr vihyh; U;k;ky; dks ;g funsZ”k iznku fd, tk,a fd ;fn ;kfpdkdrkZ }kjk fnukad 30-05-2025 rd vkns”k fnukad 30-05-2022 dh ikyuk esa ;fn jkf”k tek djkbZ tkrh gS rks mls tek dj fy, tkus ds funsZ”k fn, tk,aA

cgl lquh xbZA i=koyh dk voyksdu fd;k x;kA

izdj.k esa ;kfpdkdrkZ rhu o’kZ rd vihyh; U;k;ky; ds le{k vuqifLFkr jgk gS vkSj U;k;ky; }kjk vf/kjksfir 20 izfr”kr jkf”k lacaf/kr vof/k esa fopkj.k U;k;ky; ds le{k tek ugha djkbZ xbZ gSA rnqijkar Hkh ;g rF; izdk”k esa yk;k x;k gS fd mDr vihy yafcr gS] rFkk ;kfpdkdrkZ mDr 20 izfr”kr dh jkf”k tek djus dks rRij gS] vr% ,slh fLFkfr esa mDr ;kfpdk bl vkns”k ds lkFk fuLrkfjr dh tkrh gS fd ;kfpdkdrkZ fnukad 30-05-2025 rd vf/kjksfir mDr jkf”k lacaf/kr U;k;ky; esa tek djkus dks Lora= gSA

mijksDr vkns'k ds lkFk ;kfpdk tfj, izR;kgj.k dj fuLrkfjr dh tkrh gSA

(PRAVEER BHATNAGAR),J

RAMESHWAR PRASHAD /68