Tamilarasi v. Dhanam

HIGH COURT LEGAL SERVICES COMMITTEE, CHENNAI Lok Adalat-I organised by the High Court Legal Services Committee Friday, the 23rd day of September, 2022 LOK ADALAT AWARD (Chapter VI and u/s 21 of Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 Presided over by The Hon'ble Mr.JUSTICE M.VIJAYARAGHAVAN (Retd.) and Member Mr.S.Sathyiamoorthy CRL.RC.No.282 of 2021 and CRL.M.P.No.5727 of 2021 Prayer:- This Criminal Revision Case is filed to set aside the Judgment dated 15.12.2020 in Crl.A.No.22 of 2020 on the file of Principal District & Sessions Judge (FAC), Namakkal confirming the conviction and sentence in the Judgment dated 06.02.2020 made in C.C.No.80 of 2017 on the file of Judicial Magistrate No.I, Namakkal.

Tamilarasi .. Petitioner Vs.

Dhanam .. Respondent This case came up for settlement before the Lok Adalat. Both the parties are present. M/s W.Camles Gandhi, learned counsel for the petitioner and M/s T.S.Arthanareeswaran, counsel for the respondent are present. TERMS OF SETTLEMENT

Both the petitioner and the respondent along with their counsel are present. Both parties filed the Compromise Memo duly signed by them along with their learned counsel. The respondent has agreed to settle the issue by receiving total amount of Rs.4,50,000/- and out of this settled amount a sum of Rs.2,78,000/- was received by the respondent on 21.09.2022 and the balance amount of Rs.1,72,000/- shall be withdrawn from the Court deposit lying before the Judicial Magistrate No.I, Nammakkal in C.C.No.80 of 2017 and for the same the petitioner has no objection. The respondent herein is at liberty to withdraw the amount from the Court deposit on the file of C.C.No.80 of 2017 before the Judicial Magistrate No.I, Nammakkal.

2. The conviction rendered in C.C.No.80 of 2017 by the Judicial Magistrate No.I, Nammakkal dated 06.02.2020 and confirmed in the Criminal Appeal No.22 of 2020 by Judgement dated 15.12.2020 by the Principal District Judge, Nammakkal are set-aside and the sentence as well as the compensation amount awarded by the Judicial Magistrate No.I, Nammakkal and confirmed by the Principal District Judge, Namakkal, are also set-aside and the Criminal Revision herein pending is disposed of accordingly. The Joint Memo filed is the part and parcel of the records. Consequently connected Miscellaneous Petition is closed.

3. The full Court fee shall be refunded to the petitioner 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 and there shall be no demand for additional Court fee.

Tamilarasi Counsel for the Petitioner Dhanam Counsel for the Respondent Judge Member To:The parties/Advocate concerned Copy to:

1. The Principal District & Sessions Judge (FAC), Namakkal.

2. The Judicial Magistrate No.I, Namakkal.

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 M.VIJAYARAGHAVAN, J. (Retd.)

adl CRL.RC.No.282 of 2021 and CRL.M.P.No.5727 of 2021 23.09.2022