2025 (2) TMI 135

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....ORDER The Criminal Revision Petition challenges the conviction of the petitioners for the offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act and sentence imposed on the petitioners to undergo simple imprisonment for six months and to pay the cheque amount of Rs.2,65,000/- as compensation, in default to undergo simple imprisonment for one month. 2. The respondent had filed a complain....

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....romise Affidavit of petitioners and respondent and sought permission to compound the offence. The relevant portion of the joint compromise reads as follows: "1. We state that the respondent herein filed a private complaint against the petitioners under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 in S.T.C. No. 94/2021 before the Hon'ble Judicial Magistrate, Paramathi. After tri....

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....essure, coercion, undue influence, or force. 4. We state that the petitioners have paid a sum of Rs. 2,65,000/- (Rupees Two Lakhs Sixty-Five Thousand only) to the respondent in cash as full and final settlement towards the cheque amount. 5. We state that the Respondent has received the said sum of Rs.2,65,000/- from the petitioners in full satisfaction of his claim, and he has no....

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.... Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act in S.T.C. No.94 of 2021 is compounded. 6. Accordingly, the Joint Compromise Affidavit dated 17.12.2024 is taken on file. The Criminal Revision Case is allowed in terms of the Joint Compromise Affidavit dated 17.12.2024. The conviction and sentence imposed upon the petitioners vide judgment dated 19.12.2023 made in Crl.A.No.26 of 2023 on the file of....