Padma Kuberan v. P.Gopinath

HIGH COURT LEGAL SERVICES COMMITTEE, CHENNAI National Lok Adalat organised by the High Court Legal Services Committee Saturday, the 13th day of March 2023 LOK ADALAT AWARD (Chapter VI and u/s 21 of Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987) Presided over by The Hon'ble Mrs. JUSTICE K.GOVINDARAJAN THILAKAVADI and Members Ms.V.Ahalya District Judge (Retd.) Mrs.K.Kavitha Advocate Crl.R.C.No.361 of 2020 (Criminal Revision Case filed against the judgment dated 13.12.2019 made in C.A.No.88 of 2018 on the file of the XV Additional Sessions Judge, City Civil Court, Chennai, by modifying the default sentence from two month to one month and confirmed the substantial Judgment and Conviction dated 09.02.2018 made in C.C.No.1542 of 2016 on the file of the Metropolitan Magistrate, Fast Track Court, No.

IV, George Town Chennai, the petitioner/Accused-3 found guilty under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, sentenced to undergo 6 months simple imprisonment and directed to pay compensation of Rs.14,00,000/- to the Respondent/Complainant within one month in default undergo further two month simple imprisonment, acquit the petitioner from the charge under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act.

Padma Kuberan ... Petitioner Vs.

P.Gopinath ... Respondent This case came up for settlement before the National Lok Adalat. Both the parties are present. The learned counsel for the petitioner Mr.P.Subba Reddy and the learned counsel for the respondent, Mr.S.Saravanan 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 Both the parties and their respective counsel are present.

2. Learned counsel appearing for both the parties submitted that the matter has been settled out of Court.

3. Recording the submissions made by the learned counsel on either side, this Criminal Revision Case is closed. Padma Kuberan Counsel for the petitioner P.Gopinath Counsel for the respondent

The Court fee paid shall be refunded to the parties in the manner provided under 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 To The parties/Advocate concerned Copy to:

1.The XV Additional Sessions Judge, City Civil Court, Chennai. 2.The Metropolitan Magistrate, Fast Track Court, No.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.

K.GOVINDARAJAN THILAKAVADI, J.

sp/at Crl.R.C.No.361 of 2020 13.05.2023