Narayanamurthy v. E.Tirupathi

HIGH COURT LEGAL SERVICES COMMITTEE, CHENNAI National Lok Adalat organised by the High Court Legal Services Committee Saturday the 11th day of February 2023 NATIONAL LOK ADALAT AWARD (Chapter VI and u/s 21 of Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987) Presided over by THE HONOURABLE Mr.JUSTICE C.KUMARAPPAN and Members:

1.Ms.J.SHANTHI 2.Mr.K.V.MUTHUVISAKAN CRL.RC.No.543 of 2023 Criminal Revision against the Judgment dated 30.08.2022 in Crl.A.No.144 of 2019 by the XXIII Additional Sessions Judge, Allikulam, Chennai confirming the sentence passed by the learned Metropolitan Magistrate, Fast Track Court-IV, George Town, Chennai in C.C.No.3669 of 2017 dated 06.03.2019. Narayanamurthy

...Petitioner

Vs.

E.Tirupathi

...Respondent

This case is taken up for settlement before the National Lok Adalat. Both the parties are present. Mr.M.Ramesh Babu, learned counsel for petitioner and Mr.C.S.Dhanasekaran, learned counsel for the respondent are present before this Court.

TERMS OF SETTLEMENT Both the petitioner and the respondent have agreed to settle the matter with the following terms:-

1. The petitioner is agreed to pay a total sum of Rs.2,80,000/- (Rupees Two Lakhs

and Eighty Thousand only) in three instalments.

2. The petitioner is agreed to pay the first instalment of Rs.1,00,000/- (Rupees one lakh only) on 14.11.2023.

3. The petitioner is agreed to pay the 2nd instalment of Rs.1,00,000/- (Rupees one lakh only) on 14.12.2023.

4. The petitioner is agreed to pay the 3rd and final instalment of Rs.80,000/- (Rupees one lakh only) on 14.01.2024.

2. In view of the above settlement, the parties are agreed to compound the offence.

3. Accordingly, this Criminal Revision is disposed of as settled. The judgement of conviction and sentence passed by the Court below is set aside and the petitioner/accused is acquitted from the charges punishable under Section 138 of NI Act. In view of the settlement arrived at between the parties, offence is compounded under Section 147 of Negotiable Instruments Act. This Lok Adalat award is passed in terms of the above settlement. Narayanamurthy Counsel for petitioner E.Tirupathi Counsel for Respondent Judge

Member Member To: The parties/Advocate concerned Copy to:

1.The XXIII Additional Sessions Judge, Allikulam, Chennai. 2.The Metropolitan Magistrate, Fast Track Court-IV, George Town, Chennai. 3.The Secretary, High Court Legal Services Committee, Chennai. 4.The Section Officer, V.R.Section, High Court, Madras. 5.The Section Officer, Lok Adalat Section, High Court, Madras.+2 copies kmi

C.KUMARAPPAN, J kmi CRL.RC.No.543 of 2023 14.10.2023