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At the same time, the Court also made it abundantly clear that the concerned Court would be at liberty to reduce the costs with regard to specific facts and circumstances of a case, while recording reasons in writing for such variance."

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8. Since the petitioner is in jail and has already served a considerable portion of sentence imposed upon him, also keeping in view of his family circumstances and law laid down by Hon'ble rt Supreme Court, it would be appropriate that instead of imposing compounding fee/cost amounting to 15% of cheque amount 5% of cheque amount i.e. Rs.10,000/- compounding fee/cost is imposed upon the petitioner. Petitioner is in jail, therefore, two months time is granted him to deposit compounding fee/cost with H.P. State Legal Service Authority, Shimla.

9 Petitioner is ordered to be released henceforth, if not required in any other offence.

10 After depositing compounding fee/cost, petitioner shall place copy of receipt of deposit on record of this petition. In case of default in depositing compounding fee/cost with H.P. State Legal Service Authority, Shimla within two months, the judgments of conviction and sentence would automatically revive.