Section 148 Negotiable Instrument Act order were interlocutory in nature & not revisable

Bapuji Murugesan Vs Mythili Rajagopalan  (Madras High Court) Conclusion: Order for grant of suspension of sentence or bail were all interlocutory orders and were not revisable under Section 397 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Held: In the instant case, assessee contended that order of deposit under Section 148 of the Negotiable Instruments Act was mandatory and that the deposit was with respect to 20% of the compensation/fine amount and not the cheque amount. contended that the order was interlocutory and therefore the revision itself was not maintainable. It was held that the court opined...