Whether reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? Yes. IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. Cr. MMO No.138 of 2008 Dated of Decision: December 01, 2008. Udi Ram. …..… Petitioner. Versus Dhani Ram. ……. Respondent. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Surinder Singh, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? No. For the Petitioner : Mr. B.N. Mehta, Advocate. For the Respondent : None. Surinder Singh, J (oral): Heard. The matter can be disposed of at this stage. The facts shorn of unnecessarily details are that the petitioner herein was convicted under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, to undergo the imprisonment for a period of one year and to deposit the compensation to the tune of Rs.40,000/- against which he filed an appeal before the court of sessions, which was assigned to the learned Additional Sessions Judge (Fast Tract Court), Shimla. Alongwith the appeal, he also moved an application under Section 389 Cr.P.C. seeking suspension of the sentence. The substantive sentence was suspended subject to his furnishing personal bond in the sum of Rs.20,000/- with one surety of the like amount to the satisfaction of the learned trial Magistrate 2 within 30 days with an undertaking that in case of the dismissal of the appeal, he shall surrender before the learned trial Magistrate to undergo the imprisonment as awarded, with the further condition that the amount of compensation shall be deposited by the petitioner within the period aforesaid. The second part of the said order for depositing the compensation has been challenged in this petition being unreasonable. Keeping in view the fats of the case and in the interest of justice, in case the later part of the order is relaxed and modified to the extent that 50% of compensation amount i.e. Rs.20,000/- be deposited by the petitioner within one month from today and the balance amount within two months thereafter would be quite reasonable. Ordered accordingly. The petition stands disposed of. Cr.M.P.NO.756/2008. In view of the disposal of the main petition, this application does not survive, hence dismissed. Copy dasti on usual terms. December 1, 2008. (Surinder Singh) (Pds) Judge.