Mridula Bhatkar, J.

Rule. Respondents waive notice through their respective Advocates. By consent of the parties, Rule made returnable forthwith and heard finally at the stage of admission.

2. These Writ Petitions are filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India challenging the legality and validity of three orders dated 3.8.2018 in Criminal Appeal Nos.491 of 2018, 492 of 2018 and 493 of 2018 passed by the learned Sessions Court directing the petitioner to deposit 25% of the amount of the compensation as a condition precedent to maintain the order of the bail or to entertain the appeal preferred by the petitioner in the Sessions Court and prays that the said orders in the Appeals be quashed and set aside.

3. In all the 3 appeals, cheques of different amounts issued to the complainant were bounced. After conviction, the petitioner filed Appeals challenging those orders. The appellate Court at the time of entertaining the appeal directed the accused to deposit 25% of the total compensation and if it is not deposited, the order of suspension of sentence is to be aut