E.Sivakumar v. S.Kannadasan
HIGH COURT LEGAL SERVICES COMMITTEE, CHENNAI National Lok Adalat organised by the High Court Legal Services Committee Saturday, the 9th December 2023 LOK ADALAT AWARD (Chapter VI and u/s 21 of Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987) Presided over by The Hon'ble Mr.JUSTICE A.RAMAMURTHI(RETD.) and Members Mr.M.Sambasivam, District Judge (Retd.,) Mr.C.Venkatesan, Advocate CRl.R.C.No.408 of 2023 (Criminal Revision Case filed against the conviction imposed in the Judgment dated 30.01.2023 made in C.A.No.109 of 2020 on the file of the learned Principal Sessions Judge, Erode confirming the Judgment dated 14.10.2020 made in S.T.C.No.363 of 2017 on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate, Fast Track Court No.I, Erode. E.Sivakumar ...
Petitioner Vs S.Kannadasam ...
Respondent This case is taken up for settlement before the Lok Adalat. Both the parties are present. Mr.K.Sudhakar, learned counsel for the Petitioner and Mr.Shanmugam, learned counsel appearing for Mr.Senthil kumaran, counsel for the respondent are present. After mutual discussion, negotiation, mediation and conciliation between both parties, they arrived at a compromise to settle the matter as follows: TERMS OF SETTLEMENT The Petitioner/accused was convicted to undergo Simple Imprisonment for a period of three months and to pay a sum of Rs.5,00,000/- as compensation to the respondent / complainant and in default to undergo Simple Imprisonment for one month, for the offence punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act
2. Now the parties agree to settle the claim for a sum of Rs.3,75,000/- (Rupees Three Lakhs Seventy Five Thousand only) in full quit and paid the amount in cash today to the respondent / complainant. Both the parties have produced their respective Aadhar copies for identification.
3. It is represented that the petitioner/accused had already deposited a sum of Rs.1,00,000/-(Rupees one lakhs only) on 19.01.2021 to the credit of S.T.C.No.363 of 2017 on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate, Fast Track Court No.I, Erode and the petitioner/accused is permitted to withdraw the said amount with accrued interest, if any.
4. The compromise now arrived at between the parties is hereby recorded and the conviction and sentence imposed on the petitioner/accused are set aside.
5. The Criminal Revision Case is disposed of accordingly. E.Sivakumar Counsel for the Petitioner S.Kannadasam Counsel for the respondent
This Lok Adalat award is passed in terms of the above settlement. The full Court fee paid shall be refunded to the appellant in the manner provided under Section 69-A of the Tamil Nadu Court-Fees and Suits Valuation Act, 1955 and the Court Fees Act, 1870 as provided for under sub Sec.1 of Section 21 r/w 25 of LSA Act 1987 as amended in 1994.
Judge Member Member vum
A.RAMAMURTHI, J.(RETD.) vum To:The parties/Advocate concerned Copy to:
1.The Principal Sessions Judge, Erode.
2. The Judicial Magistrate, Fast Track Court No.I, Erode 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 CRl.R.C.No.408 of 2023 09.12.2023