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High Court of DelhiCRL.REV.P./257/2013

Tej Singh v. State & ORS.

2026-04-07Hon'Ble Mr. Justice Saurabh Banerjee2 pages

$~57 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.REV.P. 257/2013 TEJ SINGH .....Petitioner Through:

Mr. Sunil Singh, Advocate with petitioner in person.

versus STATE & ORS.

.....Respondent Through:

Mr. Raghuinder Verma, APP for the State with Mr. Aditya Vikram Singh, Advocate Ms. Roshni Tokas, Advocate for R2 with R-2 in person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE

O R D E R

% 07.04.2026 CRL.M.A. 10488/2026 (For compounding the offence U/S NIAct on mutual settlement between petitioner and R-2) 1.

By virtue of the present application, the applicant seeks disposal of the captioned revision petition in terms of the mutual Settlement Agreement dated 03.02.2026.

2.

Considering the contents of the mutual Settlement Agreement dated 03.02.2026 as also the assertions made in the present application and arguments addressed thereon by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the present application is allowed and disposed of. CRL.REV.P. 257/2013 3.

In view of the order passed today in CRL.M.A. 10488/2026 as also considering that the private parties have already resolved their disputes inter se themselves vide mutual Settlement Agreement dated 03.02.2026, as also since the offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instrument The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 10/04/2026 at 12:02:32

Act, 1881(NI Act) is compoundable under Section 147 thereof, since there is nothing surviving in the proceedings herein it would be just, proper and appropriate to compound the offence.

4.

Accordingly, the offence under Section 138 NI Act is thus compounded.

5.

Resultantly, the present revision petition is allowed. The impugned order is thus set aside and the petitioner stands acquitted as per Section 320(8) of the Code of the Criminal procedure. 6.

The present petition is accordingly disposed of. CRL.M.A. 10489/2026 (For release of Rs. 2,50,000/- in bank A/C of R-2 as per settlement dt. 03.02.2026) 7.

By virtue of the present application, the applicant seeks issuance of direction for release of Rs.2,50,000/- deposited with the Registrar General of this Court in the bank account of Ms. Roshini Tokas, the SPA holder of respondent no.2.

8.

In view of the Settlement Agreement dated 03.02.2026 and the assertions made herein, the present application is allowed and the Registry is directed to release the amount of Rs.2,50,000/- alongwith accrued interest deposited with the Registrar General of this Court to Ms. Roshini Tokas, the SPA holder of respondent no.2, in accordance with law albeit after due verification.

9.

The application is disposed of.

SAURABH BANERJEE, J.

APRIL 07, 2026/NA The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 10/04/2026 at 12:02:32