Siju Paul vs M/s Tropical Traders — 26/2026

Summary: The Sessions Court of Ernakulam granted the petition filed by Siju Paul under Section 148 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, waiving the mandatory 20% deposit requirement of the fine amount imposed by the trial court while suspending the sentence. The court found that insisting on the deposit would deprive the petitioner of his statutory right to appeal and therefore exercised exception to the mandatory condition based on the special factual circumstances of the case. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.