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    Question

    Under NI Act, Power of Appellate Court to order payment

    pending appeal against conviction is given under Section ……
    A 143 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B 145 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C 147 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D 148 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E 149 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    148. Power of Appellate Court to order payment pending appeal against conviction— (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), in an appeal by the drawer against conviction under section 138, the Appellate Court may order the appellant to deposit such sum which shall be a minimum of twenty per cent. of the fine or compensation awarded by the trial Court: Provided that the amount payable under this sub-section shall be in addition to any interimcompensation paid by the appellant under section 143A. (2) The amount referred to in sub-section (1) shall be deposited within sixty days from the date of the order, or within such further period not exceeding thirty days as may be directed by the Court on sufficient cause being shown by the appellant. (3) The Appellate Court may direct the release of the amount deposited by the appellant to the complainant at any time during the pendency of the appeal

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