CRL.REV.P.(NI) 246/2026, $~107 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.REV.P.(NI) 246/2026, CRL.M.A. 20849/2026 & CRL.M.A. 20850/2026 BIFM SOCIETY FOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH AND ANR .....Revisionist Through: Mr. Raj Bir Singh & Mr. Manoj Kumar Sharma, Advocates. versus SHUBHAM SHARMA .....Respondent Through: None. CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRATEEK JALAN O R D E R % 20.07.2026 1. Petitioner No. 1-BIFM Society for Education and Research [“Society”] and petitioner No. 2, who is the Chairman of the Society, were convicted under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, in proceedings instituted by the respondent herein, vide judgement dated 20.05.2025, passed by the learned Magistrate’s Court. Consequently, petitioner No. 1 was sentenced to undergo simple imprisonment of six months and the petitioners were jointly and severally directed to pay a fine of Rs. 22,00,000/-, and interest of 9% per annum from the date of the order till the date of payment vide an order on sentence dated 07.11.2025, passed by the Magistrate’s Court. 2. It is against the said judgement on conviction and order on sentence that the petitioner has filed a statutory appeal before the learned Sessions Court. 3. The petitioners have now filed the present petition under Section 438 read with Section 442 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 22/07/2026 at 12:07:07 CRL.REV.P.(NI) 246/2026, 2023, challenging order dated 20.05.2026, passed by the learned Sessions Court, directing deposit of 20% of the fine/compensation amount as condition for suspension of sentence. 4. In the course of hearing, Mr. Raj Bir Singh, learned counsel for the petitioners, submits that petitioner No. 2 is a patient of Ankylosing Spondylitis, and had produced various medical documents before the learned Sessions Court in vacation. As a result of which, learned Sessions Court vide order dated 19.06.2026, granted extension of time to deposit the fine/compensation amount to the petitioners. 5. After some hearing, Mr. Singh does not press this petition, but seeks liberty to approach the learned Sessions Court for further extension of time on medical grounds, and also to seek an opportunity to deposit the requisite amount by way of instalments. 6. The petition, alongwith pending applications, is dismissed in terms of the aforesaid submission of Mr. Singh. 7. It is made clear that no notice has been issued to the respondent, and it is for the learned Sessions Court to take an appropriate decision in accordance with law. 8. However, as the period for deposit of the fine/compensation amount expires today, the time is extended at this stage by a period of four days, subject to further orders of the learned Sessions Court. PRATEEK JALAN, J JULY 20, 2026‘pv’/MK/ This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 22/07/2026 at 12:07:07