1 Cr.Apn 698/09 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Amk CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 698 OF 2009 IN CRIMINAL REVISION NO. 121 OF 2009 Premlata Shivkumar Saraf .. Applicant Vs. The State of Maharashtra & Anr. .. Respondent s Mr. Tanvir Shaikh i/b Mr. K. C. Pandey for the Applicant. Mrs. A. A. Mane APP for Respondent-State. Mr. Shounak Mehta for Respondent No.2. CORAM : MRS. ROSHAN DALVI, J. DATE : 17th August, 2010. P.C. 1. This Application is filed by the original Complainant in a criminal prosecution under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act for enhancement of the amount granted to the Applicant and to modify the order dated 23.11.2009. 2. The order dated 23.11.2009 shows the payment deposited under dishonoured cheque aggregating to Rs. 17,00,000/-. After the entire principal amount was deposited the Complainant claimed interest. The Court granted interest of Rs.1,00,000/-. That amount was to be deposited within four weeks of that order. Upon the deposit of that amount, the conviction was to be set aside. The amount has been deposited. The conviction has been set aside. The modification of the order or enhancement of the amount is not called for because in the discretion of the Court an adhoc amount of Rs. 1,00,000/- was ordered to be paid as an interest after 2 Cr.Apn 698/09 the deposit of the entire principal amount by the accused. In fact that amount was calculated to be at the rate of approximately 6% per annum of the principal amount. Consequently, interest for one year on the amount remaining unpaid has been further ordered and paid. No further modification is called for. Hence, Criminal Application is dismissed. ( ROSHAN DALVI, J.)