THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K.SURENDER
CRIMINAL REVISION CASE No.846 OF 2022
JUDGMENT:
This revision is filed by the petitioner/accused challenging the Judgment of the XIII Additional District and Sessions Judge, Ranga Reddy District at L.B.Nagar, dt.06.12.2019, passed in Criminal Appeal No.1257/2017, confirming the conviction imposed by the I Special Magistrate, Hasthinapuram, R.R.District in C.C.No.71 of 2017, dt.03.11.2017.
2. Heard learned counsel for the revision petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondent-State. Perused the record.
3. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the notice for condoning the delay was served on the 2nd respondent/complainant.
4. The 2nd respondent/complainant is present in person and accepts receiving notice and also an amount of Rs.1,00,000/-, which is the entire cheque amount, through D.D.No.002563, dt.15.12.2022. She further states that she has no further 2 grievance and does not intend to further prosecute the petitioner.
5. The offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instrument Act is compoundable and when the parties have already compromised, this Court deems it appropriate to consider the said compromise. However, in the present facts, this Court deems it appropriate to consider the said settlement in reducing the sentence of imprisonment.
6. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in Cherlapalli Jail.
7. Accordingly, the Criminal Revision is disposed off reducing the sentence of imprisonment of the petitioner/accused to the period already undergone. The concerned Court shall immediately issue directions for release of the petitioner.
Miscellaneous Petitions, if any, pending, shall also stand closed.
__________________ K.SURENDER, J Date: 20.12.2022 Note: Issue CC by 21.12.2022 B/o.tk 3 THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.SURENDER CRIMINAL REVISION CASE No.846 OF 2022 Dt. 20.12.2022 tk