Citation : 2025 Latest Caselaw 8763 Guj
Judgement Date : 4 December, 2025
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R/CR.RA/141/2024 ORDER DATED: 04/12/2025
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
R/CRIMINAL REVISION APPLICATION (AGAINST CONVICTION -
NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENT ACT) NO. 141 of 2024
With
R/CRIMINAL REVISION APPLICATION NO. 152 of 2024
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ANILKUMAR MANSUKHLAL PARMAR
Versus
STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR.
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Appearance:
MS TANAVEER K LOLADIA(9994) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
MR ISHAN H RAJDEV(11634) for the Respondent(s) No. 2
ROHAN SHAH APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1
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CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P. M. RAVAL
Date : 04/12/2025
COMMON ORAL ORDER
1. By these revision applications under Section 438 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short "BNSS") read with section 442 of BNSS, the applicant has prayed for quashing and setting aside the judgment and order dated 28.01.2020 passed by the Ld.3rd Additional Senior Civil Judge and Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Rajkot in Criminal Case No. 9539 of 2017 and Criminal Case No. 9540 of 2017 as well as order dated 28.06.2023 passed by the Ld. 12th Additional Sessions Judge, Rajkot in Criminal Appeal No. 85/2021 and Criminal Appeal No. 88/2021. Aggrieved thereby, these revision applications are filed.
2. Learned advocate for the applicant has taken this Court through the factual matrix arising out of the present applications. However, it is submitted that the parties have amicably resolved the issue. It is further submitted that in
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view of the fact that the dispute is resolved, present applications deserve consideration.
3. Learned advocate for original complainants has reiterated the contentions raised by the learned advocate for the applicant. Original complainants namely Kishorbhai Savjibhai Limbani - Respondent No. 2 in Criminal Revision Application No. 141/2024 as well as Rajeshbhai Maganbhai Badrakia - Respondent No. 2 in Criminal Revision Application No. 152/2024 appeared before the Court and are identified by the learned advocate for the original complainants. The complainants affirm the factum of settlement. They have also filed affidavits, which are taken on record, stating therein that they have no objection if the judgment and orders impugned in these revision applications are quashed and set aside. They also state that they have filed the affidavits without any coercion, threat or undue influence. On inquiry made by the Court, the original complainants have declared before this Court that the dispute between the applicant and the original complainant is resolved and therefore, now the grievance stands redressed. It is, therefore, submitted that the present applications may be allowed.
4. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the State has submitted that in the facts and circumstances of the case and in view of the extant law, Court may pass appropriate orders.
5. Considering the fact that the dispute is settled between the parties and said fact has been confirmed by the complainant, as the offence is compoundable one at any stage under Section 147 of the NI Act.
6. Resultantly, these revision applications are allowed.
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R/CR.RA/141/2024 ORDER DATED: 04/12/2025
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The judgment and orders impugned in these revision applications, referred to herein above, are hereby quashed and set aside. The applicant is acquitted of the present charge. Bail bond, if any, shall stand cancelled. Surety shall be discharged. So far as Criminal Revision Application No. 141/2024 is concerned, an amount of Rs. 63,000/- deposited by the Applicant - accused shall be disbursed in favour of the original Complainant and whereas, in Criminal Revision Application No. 152/2024, an amount of Rs. 57,000/- deposited by the Applicant - accused shall be disbursed in favour of the Original Complainant after due verification.
7. Rule is made absolute to the aforesaid extent. Direct service is permitted.
(P. M. RAVAL, J) MMP
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