Cr.MMO No. 73 of 2010 20.4.2010Present: Mr. J.R. Thakur, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. A.K. Bansal, Addl. Advocate General, for respondent No. 2. Mr. A.K. Bansal learned Addl. Advocate General appears and waives service of notice on behalf of respondent No. 2. Heard. The petitioner stands convicted under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act and sentenced to undergo imprisonment for a period of three months and to pay compensation to the tune of Rs.2,48,763/-, by the learned trial Court, against which she filed an appeal before the Court of Sessions and also moved an application for suspension of sentence. Vide order dated 18.1.2010, the substantive sentence imposed upon the petitioner was suspended till the final disposal of appeal, inter alia on the condition that the petitioner shall deposit 50% of the compensation amount, i.e., Rs. 1,24,381.50 in the learned trial Court within 45 days. This part of the order has been challenged in this petition on the ground that the petitioner has no -2- source of income. In case she would fail to deposit the aforesaid amount, the very purpose of filing the appeal shall be frustrated. Keeping in view the plight of the petitioner, who is a women and submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner that she does not have sufficient means to rear-up the income, the said condition is modified to the extent that let an amount of Rs.60,000/- be deposited in the learned trial Court within three weeks from today. Ordered accordingly. Copy Dasti. The petition is disposed of. Cr.M.P. No. 273/2010. Infructuous. April 20, 2010 (Surinder Singh),J (cm)