..(1).. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.1814 OF 2008 Vijay D. Salvi. ..Petitioner. Versus Shri Shaikh Irfan Abdul Kader and Anr. ..Respondents. ALONG WITH CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.1815 OF 2008 Vijay D. Salvi. ..Petitioner. Versus Shri Zulfikar A. Latif Kudalkar and Anr. ..Respondents. ALONG WITH CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.1816 OF 2008 Vijay D. Salvi. ..Petitioner. Versus Shri Khan Abdul Hamid Suleman and Anr. ..Respondents. ALONG WITH CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.1817 OF 2008 Vijay D. Salvi. ..Petitioner. Versus Shri Noormohd. Ibrahimsha Patel and Anr. ..Respondents. ..(2).. .... Mr.Samir A. Vaidya, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mr.T.Rajaram Mohan Roy, Adv. for the respondent. Mr.Y.S.Shinde, APP, for the State. .... CORAM : SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J. CORAM : SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J. CORAM : SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J. DATED : 7th October, 2008. DATED : 7th October, 2008. DATED : 7th October, 2008. P.C.: 1. Heard the learned Advocate for the petitioner-accused and the learned Advocate for the respondent-complainant. 2. The petitioner has been convicted under Section 138 of N.I.Act. Being aggrieved by the judgment and order of conviction of the learned Magistrate, appeal has been preferred by the petitioner before the Sessions Court. At the time of the admission of the appeal, by order dated 8.7.2008 the learned Sessions Judge suspended the sentence of imprisonment till final disposal of the appeal subject inter alia to condition that the petitioner shall deposit about 50% of the compensation amount. In all the petitions there is a common grievance by the petitioner - accused, namely, the direction of the Sessions Court to deposit about 50% of the compensation amount which was directed to be paid to the complainant by the trial Court. ..(3).. 3. The petitioner has already deposited the sum of Rs.10,000/- in each of the matters before the Sessions Court. The learned Advocate for the petitioner has submitted that it is not possible for the petitioner to deposit about 50% of the compensation amount as he has been asked to deposit the said amount in number of cases. It is further submitted that both the kidneys of the younger sister of the petitioner have failed due to which she is required to undergo dialysis every day due to this the petitioner is facing severe financial crunch, hence he is unable to deposit 50% of the compensation amount as directed by the appellate Court. 4. Looking to the above facts, the order of the learned Sessions Judge dated 8.7.2008 is modified and instead in all the matters the petitioner shall deposit Rs.15,000/-. It is clarified that out of the said amount of Rs.15,000/- , Rs.10,000/- has already been deposited by the petitioner before the appellate Court. In addition to the said amount, the petitioner shall deposit in each case an additional amount of Rs.5,000/-. The said amount to be deposited, in all the cases, within a period of a ..(4).. month from today. On the said amount being deposited, the learned Sessions Judge shall hear and dispose of the appeal in accordance with law. It is made clear that if the additional amount of Rs.5,000/- is not deposited within a period of a month from today, the order suspending the sentence of the petitioner shall stand vacated. 5. Criminal Writ Petitions are disposed of accordingly. (SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J.) (SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J.) (SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J.)