HONOURABLE JUSTICE G. SRI DEVI
I.A.No.1 of 2021
In/and
CRIMINAL REVISION CASE No.93 of 2020
COMMON JUDGMENT:
1) The revision petitioner, who is the accused in
C.C.No.69 of 2013 on the file of the VIII Special Magistrate,
L.B. Nagar at Hastinapur, Ranga Reddy District, filed this
Criminal Revision Case under Sections 397 and 401 Cr.P.C.
challenging the conviction and sentence passed in the above
C.C., for the offence punishable under Section 138 of the
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, which was confirmed by
the learned III Addlitional District and Sessions Judge, Ranga
Reddy District, L.B. Nagar, by its judgment, dated 18-01-
2016 in Crl.A.No.770 of 2013, but the learned Sessions Judge
dismissed the appeal confirming the judgment and sentence
passed by the Court below in the above C.C.
2) During pendency of the Criminal Revision, I.A.No.1 of
2021 came to be filed by the first respondent to record the
compromise. Along with the petition, Memorandum of Understanding, dated 06-01-2020 and a joint memo which is signed by the parties and their counsel, photographs of the parties and Photostat copies of their Aadhar Cards came to be filed. It is stated in the affidavit that at the intervention of elders and well wishers, the parties have settled their 2 disputes and the revision petitioner paid the fine amount of Rs.5,80,000/- (Rupees five lakhs eighty thousands only) to the first respondent.
3) Today, both the parties are present before this Court and they were identified by their respective counsel. This Court, when examined, both the parties have stated that at the instance of the elders, they have settled the matter out of the Court and the first respondent acknowledged to have received Rs.5,80,000/- (Rupees five lakhs eighty thousands only) and he has no objection for setting aside the conviction and sentence imposed against the revision petitioner/ accused.
4) In the light of the compromise arrived at between the parties, the compromise memo filed by both the parties is recorded and I.A.No.1 of 2021 is ordered.
5) Accordingly, the Criminal Revision Case is allowed in terms of compromise, setting aside the judgments dated 22-11-2013 and 18-01-2016 passed in C.C.No.69 of 2013 on the file of the VIII Special Magistrate, L.B. Nagar at Hastinapur, Ranga Reddy District and in Crl.A.No.770 of 2013 on the file of the III Additional District and Sessions Judge, Ranga Reddy District, L.B. Nagar, respectively and the revision petitioner/ accused is acquitted for the offence 3 punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. However, the revision petitioner is directed to deposit an amount of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees ten thousands only) before the High Court Legal Services Committee, Hyderabad and an amount of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees ten thousands only) before the Telangana High Court Advocates Association, within a period of one week from today.
6) Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending, shall stand closed.
______________________ JUSTICE G. SRI DEVI November 17, 2021 PN 4 HONOURABLE JUSTICE G. SRI DEVI I.A.No.1 of 2021 In/and CRIMINAL REVISION CASE No. 93 of 2020 November 17, 2021 PN