Citation : 2021 Latest Caselaw 3827 Kant
Judgement Date : 10 November, 2021
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2021
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HANCHATE SANJEEVKUMAR
CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 785/2019
BETWEEN:
SRI. C. NARAYANASWAMY
S/O. LATE KALAPPA,
AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS,
R/AT GOPALAPURA VILLAGE,
MARENAHALLI DHAKLE, BAGALUR(POST)
BENGALURU NORTH TALUK,
BENGALURU.
... PETITIONER
(BY SRI. N. KRISHNA KISHORE, ADVOCATE)
AND:
SRI. VENKATASHAMAPPA,
@ VENKATA SWAMAPPA
S/O LATE MUNIVENKATAPPA,
AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS,
R/AT GOPALAPURA VILLAGE,
MARENAHALLI DHAKLE, BAGALUR(POST),
BENGALURU NORTH TALUK,
BENGALURU.
... RESPONDENT
(BY SRI. SHASHI KUMAR, ADVOCATE)
THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION IS FILED
UNDER SECTION UNDER SECTION 397 READ WITH 401
CR.P.C PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED
JUDGMENT AND ORDER DATED 30.01.2019 PASSED IN
CRL.A.NO.1429/2017 OF THE HON'BLE LIX ADDITIONAL
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CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BENGALURU (CCH-60)
COURT OF BENGALURU AND ALSO SET ASIDE THE
JUDGMENT AND ORDER DATED 13.09.2017 IN
C.C.NO.3910/2016 PASSED BY THE LEARNED
MAGISTRATE XVIII A.C.M.M., BENGALURU CITY.
THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION COMING ON
FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE
FOLLOWING:
ORDER
Learned counsel for the petitioner and respondent
have submitted that the parties in the case have settled
the matter out of the Court. To that effect, the learned
counsel for the petitioner and respondent have filed a joint
memo praying to set aside the judgment and orders dated
13.09.2017 in C.C.No.3910/2016 and Criminal Appeal
No.1429/2017 judgment dated 30.01.2019 passed by the
LXI Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge, Bengaluru
(CCH-60) Court of Bengaluru.
2. The joint memo of petitioner and respondent
reads as follows:
"1. The petitioner submits that, the petitioner being aggrieved by the order of the Hon'ble XVIII A.C.M.M. court of Bangalore, on the judgments and orders dated 13/09/2017 in C.C.No.3910/2016 and Crl.Appeal No.1429/2017
judgment Dated 30-01-2019 passed by the Hon'ble LXI Addl. City Civil and Sessions Judge, Bangalore (CCH-60) Court of Bangalore, for the offence punishable U/s 138 of NI Act. Against the petitioner, hence the petitioner herein preferred this present Revision Petition before this Hon'ble High Court of Karnataka.
2. The petitioner further submits that, the petitioner and respondent come for settlement out of court and settled the matter in between them and the very same reporting to the court and the Hon'ble court be pleased to consider the same.
Wherefore, the petitioner and respondent prays that this Hon'ble court be pass an order as the matter is settled out of the court, and set aside the judgments and orders dated 13/09/2017, in C.C.No.3910/2016 and Crl.Appeal No.1429/2017 judgment Dated 30- 01-2019 passed by the Hon'ble LXI Addl. City Civil and Sessions Judge, Bangalore (CCH-60) Court of Bangalore, for the offence punishable U/s 138 of NI Act in the interest of justice."
3. Upon enquiry by the Court, both the petitioner
and the respondent submitted that the settlement between
the parties are on their own voluntary act without there
being any influence, coercion or threat and on their
consciousness they have entered into the settlement and
accordingly filed the joint memo stating that the
settlement is as per the terms and conditions stated in the
joint memo.
4. It is seen that the petitioner and respondent
have put their respective signatures along with the
signatures of their respective advocates. Since the matter
is settled out of the Court, the petition is liable to be
disposed of by setting aside the judgment of conviction
and sentence passed in C.C.No.3910/2016 dated
13.09.2017 by XVIII Additional Chief Metropolitan
Magistrate, Bengaluru and also judgment dated
30.01.2019 passed in Crl.A.No.1429/2017 by the Hon'ble
LXI Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge, Bengaluru
(CCH-60) Court of Bengaluru.
5. In view of the settlement arrived at between
the parties, the petitioner is acquitted of the charges under
Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881.
Sd/-
JUDGE
AG
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