<span style="color: #222222;">In Maharashtra, a court in Palghar has sentenced local Shiv Sena Member of Parliament Rajendra Gavit to one-year imprisonment after convicting him in a cheque bouncing case. The court directed him to pay the compensation of 1.75 crore rupees.<br />''<br />''The court of Judicial Magistrate First Class, VP Khandare, stayed the execution of the order for one month to allow Gavit to file an appeal and obtain orders from the appellate court.<br />''<br />''The court said, the amount of compensation is huge and therefore, time can be granted to the convict for the payment of the same. The order stated that the convict is released on bail upon furnishing a Personal Recognizance bond and surety bond of 15,000 rupees each.  </span><br />''<br />