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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
CRLREV No.919 of 2017
Amarnath Dash @ Das …. Petitioner
Mr. B.K. Mishra, Advocate
-versus-
1.Jagannath Das 2.State of Odisha
….
Opposite Parties
Mr.L. Achari, Advocate (O.P.1) Mr. C.R. Swain, AGA
CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH
Order No.
ORDER 28.01.2026
08. 1. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner and
learned counsel for the Opposite Parties.
2. This Criminal Revision has been filed assailing the judgment dated 23.11.2017 passed by the learned Additional District and Sessions Judge, Bhanjanagar in Criminal Appeal No.12 of 2016 confirming the judgment dated 22.09.2016 passed by the learned S.D.J.M., Bhanjanagar in 1CC Case No.26 of 2014, wherein the learned Trial Court convicted the Petitioner under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instrument Act.
3. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the Petitioner that during pendency of the revision the matter was referred to the High Court Mediation
Centre, Cuttack for mediation and the mediation has been successful. The said mediation report is on record.
4.
Learned counsel for the Opposite Party No.1- Complainant submits that he has received the amounts in terms of the mediation report and he has no subsisting grievance.
5. In such view of the matter, the CRLREV along with pending Misc. Cases stand disposed of in terms of the mediation report which shall form part of the record. The order of conviction & sentence is accordingly set aside.
6. The Opposite Party is at liberty to seek steps for withdrawal of the amount in terms of the mediation report passed by the learned Mediator.
7. It is needless to state that in the event there is any violation of the terms of the settlement through mediation, this revision shall be revived at the instance of the aggrieved party.
(V. Narasingh)
Judge PKS