[2025:RJ-JP:21385] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous (Petition) No. 2523/2025 Lekh Raj Meena S/o Shree Nand Kishor Meena, Resident Of House No. Uit Scheme Behind Kunhadi Police Station Kunahdi Kota Rajasthan. ----Petitioner Versus 1. Rajendra Sharma S/o Ramesh Chandra Sharma, Aged About 46 Years, R/o 4J20 Mahaveer Nagar Third Kota Raj. 2. State Of Rajasthan, Through Public Prosecutor. ----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Anupam Sharma Mr. Sanjeev Sharma for Mr. Pallav Sharma For Respondent(s) : Mr. Manvendra Singh, PP HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRAVEER BHATNAGAR Order 21/05/2025 The petitioner has preferred this criminal misc petition under Section 528 of BNSS challenging the order dated 17.02.2025 whereby the application of the petitioner for seeking extension time for deposition of 20% compensation fine amount imposed by the learned trial court, was dismissed by the Appellate Court under Section 148 of NI Act. It is contended by learned counsel for the petitioner that vide order dated 05.01.2024, the sentence of the petitioner was suspended subject to the condition that petitioner shall deposit the 20% of the compensation fine amount within a period of 60 days i.e. on or before 04.03.2024. It is contended that petitioner could not deposit the said amount on or before 04.03.2024. On [2025:RJ-JP:21385] (2 of 3) [CRLMP-2523/2025] 10.02.2025, the petitioner submitted an application for extension of time, the said application of petitioner was dismissed by Appellate Court vide order dated 17.02.2025. It is further contended that vide order dated 01.05.2025, this court directed the petitioner to place on record receipt of 20% of fine amount deposited before the trial court. Petitioner has placed on record letter dated 07.05.2025 sent to Registrar (Judicial) Rajasthan High Court Bench Jaipur affirming the fact that petitioner has deposited the said amount on 07.05.2025. The copy of aforesaid letter submitted by counsel, is hereby taking on record. It is further contended that the petitioner has deposited the amount, though belatedly, however he may be directed to release in pursuant to the condition imposed by court vide order dated 05.01.2024. Further, the petitioner is ready and willing to furnish the bail bonds to the satisfaction of the Appellate Court. Heard and perused the material available on the record. Pursuant to the direction dated 01.05.2025, the petitioner has deposited the 20% of compensation/fine amount as imposed by learned Appellate Court vide order dated 05.01.2024, though the amount deposited is belated, however the petitioner has remained in custody due to non-compliance of order dated 05.01.2024 from 08.02.2025 upto till date. Therefore, in the interest of justice, instant petition is disposed of with the direction to the Appellate Court to release the petitioner on the condition that petitioner shall furnish personal bond of Rs. 1,00,000/- (One Lakh) and two sureties of Rs. 50,000/- (fifty thousand) each to the satisfaction of the concerned Appellate Court. [2025:RJ-JP:21385] (3 of 3) [CRLMP-2523/2025] Accordingly, with the aforesaid direction instant criminal misc. petition stands disposed of. (PRAVEER BHATNAGAR),J ashu /30