Section 138ARestriction in respect of appeal

s. 138A

138A. Restriction in respect of appeal [Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, no appeal against any order of sentence under sub-section (1) of section 138 shall lie, unless an amount of not less than fifty per cent of the amount of the dishonoured cheque is deposited before filing the appeal in the court which awarded the sentence.]

1. 30. Section 138A was inserted by section 3 of the Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Act, 2006 (Act No. III of 2006)