RANCHI, India, Jan. 8 -- Jharkhand High Court issued the following order on Dec. 8:
1. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was convicted under section 138 of Negotiable Instrument Act, 1881, by learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Koderma in Complaint Case No.987 of 2023 and sentenced to undergo RI for one year and to pay fine of Rs.4,85,000/- in default further SI for six months. He further submits that the said judgment was challenged in Cr. Appeal No.23 of 2025 and by the judgment dated 20.08.2025 the appeal was dismissed. He further submits that the petitioner is in custody since 09.10.2025.
2. I.A. No.16423 of 2025 has been filed for suspension of sentence.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submi...