Gumpulla Kumar, v. S. Devender Reddy,

HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C. PRAVEEN KUMAR CRIMINAL REVISION CASE No. 1479 of 2013 ORDER:

The present revision is filed under Sections 397 and 401 Cr.P.C. against the judgment dated 19.07.2013 passed in Crl.A. No.4 of 2013 on the file of the I Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge, Hyderabad, wherein and whereunder the lower Appellate Court confirmed the conviction in C.C. No.269 of 2010 on the file of the XIX Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Hyderabad and accordingly directed the accused to pay a sum of Rs.60,00,000/- towards compensation under Section 357 Cr.P.C. within a period of one month from the date of judgment. Challenging the same, the accused filed the revision. Along with the said revision, the accused preferred Crl.R.C.M.P. No.2279 of 2013, wherein this Court initially directed the accused to deposit the title deed of any immovable property worth Rs.60,00,000/- or above.

However, the said order was modified on 16.08.2013, wherein this Court directed the petitioner therein to deposit Rs.5,00,000/- instead Rs.60,00,000/- as directed earlier. Pending the said revision, the parties have settled their dispute and accordingly the same was referred to Lok Adalat. On 06.12.

1. Sri M.Mallesham, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Bandi Vara Prasada Rao, learned counsel for respondent No.1, are present. The parties are also present before the Lok-Adalat. The matter has been settled amicably between the parties.

2. The parties have compromised the matter and filed a joint memo to that effect. In terms of the joint memo, the criminal revision case is closed.

Clause (e) of the joint memorandum of compromise reads as under :- "The first party has deposited Rs.5,00,000/- on 03.09.2013 by way of deposit in F.D.R. bearing No.263884 in favour of XIX Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate at Hyderabad and the Second Party is entitled to withdraw Rs.5,00,000/- with accrued interest thereon by cancelling his Bank Guarantee of Rs.5,00,000/-."

In view of the above clause and the order of the Lok Adalat, this Criminal Revision is allowed in terms of the said compromise and the respondent herein is permitted to withdraw the amount deposited.

Miscellaneous petitions, pending if any in this Crl.R.C. shall stand closed.

_____________________ C. PRAVEEN KUMAR, J Date:30.01.2015 GM