Condition to deposit 50% of compensation for suspension of sentence unjustified: Supreme Court

A division bench of Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Justice Pankaj Mithal set aside a condition imposed by the Bombay High Court while granting suspension of sentence to a man accused of bank fraud.

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17 Jul 2024, 4:06 am

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The Supreme Court recently observed that a direction to deposit 50 percent of the compensation amount in a case as a condition to suspend the sentence of conviction is unjustified [Nikhil v. State of Maharashtra].

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Supreme Court of India

Bombay High Court

Compensation

Suspension of Sentence