2017 (6) TMI 1231

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....icial First Class Magistrate Court-VIII, Thiruvananthapuram, instituted on the basis of a complaint filed by R-1 herein. The trial court as per the impugned judgment rendered on 29.11.2012 had convicted the petitioner for the above said offence and sentenced him to undergo imprisonment till the rising of the court and to pay compensation of Rs. 69,500/- to the complainant under Sec.357(3) of the Cr.P.C., and in default thereof the accused was sentenced to undergo simple imprisonment for a further period of 4 months. Aggrieved thereby, the petitioner has preferred Crl.A.No.584/2012 before the Sessions Court, Thiruvananthapuram. The appellate court concerned [Court of Additional Sessions Judge-I, Thiruvananthapuram], as per the impugned judgm....

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....8/2017 for compounding the offence in this case. The said joint compromise petition reads as follows: "PETITION FILED UNDER SECTION 147 OF THE NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS ACT 1981 (sic) READ WITH SECTION 320(B) OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE 1. The petitioner herein was the accused in S.T.No.44/2012 before the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court-VIII, Thiruvananthapuram for offence punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. The 1st respondent herein is the complainant before the learned Magistrate. 2. The learned Magistrate convicted the accused and sentenced him to undergo simple imprisonment till rising of the court and he was directed to pay a compensation of Rs. 69,500/- and in default of pay....