Case: Sunil Kumar Singh Vs The State of Jharkhand and Rintu Kumar Choudhary @ Chottan. Jharkhand High Court

JudgesD.K. Sinha, J.
IssueCriminal Laws
Judgement DateFebruary 23, 2010
CourtJharkhand High Court

Judgment:

D.K. Sinha, J., (At Ranchi)

  1. This criminal revision is directed against the order impugned dated 19.2.2009, passed by the learned Sessions Judge, East Singhbhum, Jamshedpur by which Criminal Appeal No. 97 of 2008 preferred by the petitioner against his conviction under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instrument Act was dismissed and the judgment and order recorded by the Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Jamshedpur in C/1 Case No. 486 of 2006, corresponding to T.R. No. 1126 of 2008 was affirmed and upheld, whereby the petitioner was directed to undergo simple imprisonment for six months and to pay fine of Rs. 35,000/- as compensation to the complainant-opposite party No. 2.

  2. When this criminal revision is taken up for consideration, a joint compromise petition was filed on behalf of the petitioner and the opposite party No. 2 stating, inter alia, that due to intervention of common friends and well wishers, parties have entered into amicable settlement and pursuant to that, the petitioner has already paid a sum of Rs. 50,000/- to the complainant-opposite party No. 2 against the money receipt dated 17.9.2009 and the Xerox copy of such money receipt has been brought on the record in the interlocutory application (I.A. No. 2358 of 2009). The learned Counsels, for the parties herein submitted that the petitioner and the opposite party No. 2 have no longer grievance against each other as the complainant opposite party No. 2 hat been adequately compensated, as such the opposite party No. 2 did not wish to oppose the criminal revision that has been brought about by the petitioner. The counsel for the opposite party No. 2 by substantiating the compromise petition further submitted that the opposite party No. 2 would have no objection, if the criminal revision is allowed by dropping the proceeding end setting aside the sentence awarded to the petitioner by substituting it with compensation. The compromise between the parties was arrived without there being demur, threat or coercion and out of their own wisdom and free will. The...

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