1 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CRR No. 658 of 2024 1 - Shrinivas Tripathi S/o Mahaparasad Tripathi Aged About 54 Years R/o House No. C-48, Beena Project Colony, Northern Coalfields Ltd., Police Station Shaktinagar, Sonbhadra, District- Sonbhadra (U.P) --- Petitioner versus 1 - Rajendra Kumar Sharma S/o Late Gendalal Sharma, Aged About 57 Years R/o Behind Scc Water Pump Bottom Level, Station Road, Lakheri, District Boondi (Rajasthan) Presently R/o Room No. 1, Madhuvan Club (S.E.C.L.) Rest House, Rajnagar, P.S. Rajnagar, District Anuppur (M.P) --- Respondent(s) CRR No. 654 of 2024 1 - Shrinivas Tripathi S/o Mahaprasad Tripathi Aged About 54 Years R/o House No. C - 48, Beena Project Colony, Northern Coalfields Ltd.,police Sahayta Kendra Beena, Police Station Shaktinagar Sonbhadra, Dis- Sonbhadra (U.P.) ---Petitioner Versus 1 - Rajendra Kumar Sharma S/o Late Gendalal Sharma Aged About 57 Years R/o Behind Scc Water Pump Bottom Level, Station Road, Lakheri, Dist- Boondi (Rajasthan)presently R/o Room No.1 Madhuvan Club (S.E.C.L) Rest House, Rajnagar P.S. Rajnagar ,dist- Anuppur (M.P.) --- Respondent(s) CRR No. 657 of 2024 1 - Shrinivas Tripathi S/o Mahaprasad Tripathi Aged About 54 Years R/o House No. C-48, Beena Project Colony, Northern Coalfields Ltd. Police Sahayta Kendra Beena, Police Station Shaktinagar, Sonbhadra, District : Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh ---Petitioner Versus 1 - Rajendra Kumar Sharma S/o Late Gendalal Sharma Aged About 57 Years R/o Behind S C C Water Pump Bottom Level, Station Road, Lakheri, District Boondi (Rajasthan), Presently R/o Room No. 1, Madhuvan Club (S.E.C.L.) Rest House, Rajnagar, P.S. Rajnagar, District : Anuppur, Madhya Pradesh --- Respondent(s) For Applicant : Shri Adil Minhaj, Advocate along with Applicant Shrinivas Tripathi. For Respondent : Shri Raj Kumar Gupta, Advocate along with complainant-Rajendra Kumar Sharma. Digitally signed by INDRAJEET SAHU Date: 2025.05.02 11:54:58 +0530 2 Hon’ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal, J Order on Board 30.04.2025 1. Since common facts and issues are involved in all these revisions, they are being heard and decided together by this common order. 2. These Criminal Revisions have been filed by the applicant-accused against the judgment dated 14.06.2024 passed by the First Sessions Judge, Manendragarh, District Koriya, in Criminal Appeal Nos. 97/2023, 99/2023 and 98/2023 respectively whereby the appeals filed by the accused/applicant have been dismissed and judgment dated 30.10.2023 passed by the trial court in Criminal Case Nos. 343/2019, 342/2019 and 468/2018 respectively, convicting the accused- applicants for the offence under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (in short, NI Act), was affirmed. 3. The case of complainant was that, the applicant-accused had issued cheques bearing No.380435 dated 15.02.2019 amounting to Rs.10,00,000/-, No.380434, dated 15.12.2018 amounting to Rs.10,00,000/- and cheque Nos. 380432 dated 07.09.2018 & 380433 dated 01.10.2018 each amounting to Rs.10,00,000/-, respectively for discharging his liability which was dishonored by the payee bank and ultimately aforesaid complaint cases under Section 138 of NI Act were filed before the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Manendragarh, District Koriya. After trial of the case, the applicant-accused was convicted and he was sentenced for SI for one year in each case and compensation of Rs.13,00,000/-, Rs. 13,00,000/- and Rs.26,00,000/- respectively were ordered to be paid to the complainant by the applicant-accused. The appeals filed by the accused/applicant before the First Addl. 3 Sessions Judge, Manendragarh, Dist. Koriya have also been dismissed. 4. During pendency of these revision petitions, the parties have settled their dispute before the mediation centre of this court and compounded the offence and in furtherance thereof, the entire amount of compensation awarded by the trial court has been paid to the complainant i.e. Rs.20,00,000/- through bank transaction and through deposit of Rs.32,00,000/- before the concerned trial court at Manendragarh pursuant to the order dated 26.06.2024 passed by this court. 5. Learned counsel for the parties would jointly submit that they have filed an application under Section 147 of NI Act read with Section 359 of BNSS, 2023 for compounding of the case. Along with their application, a copy of settlement deed dated 25.03.2025 have also been annexed. The applicant-accused and respondent-complainant, present in person before the court, jointly submits that they have entered into compromise and their dispute have been settled. The parties have been identified by their respective counsel. The parties are also agreed with the terms of the settlement deed executed between them. The relevant part of terms of settlement deed dated 25.03.2025 reads as under: “ मध्यस्थता ्ቚቅኌ या के अनुरूप प्ቌकारगण के मध्य एकल एवं संयु्ሹ स्ቔ मध्यस्थता के न््ቖ छ्ቈीसगढ़ उ्ሴ न्यायालय, ቅኌ%लासपुर में ቅኌ'नांक 25.03.2025 को उभयप्ቌ के मध्य आयोजि,त ቅኌकया गया। आ, ቅኌ'नांक को उभयप्ቌ अंतितम ቅኌनण/य की ቝኌस्थतित में पहुँच चुके है और उनके मध्य ቅኌववा' स्वेच्छापूव/क पूण/ सहमतित के तीन ्ቚकरण CRR No. 658/2024 CRR No. 654/2024, CRR No. 657/2024 (Shrinivas Tripathi Vs. Rajendra Kumar Sharma) साथ सभी ቅኌववा'ो पर स्वेच्छा पूव/क ቅኌ%ना '%ाव के अपने आपसी वैचारिरक मतभे' एवं ቅኌववा' को समा्቎ करना चाहते है। 4 1. यह ቅኌक अपीलाथ; ्ቛारा 23.03.2024 को राशि> 8,00,000/- (आठ लाख रूपये) आनलाईन उ्ቈरवा'ी को स्टेट %ैंक आफ इंतिFया ्ቜांच नौखा रोF गंगा >हर ቅኌ%कानेर खाता के 10722351692 में भे,ा गया । 2. यह ቅኌक अपीलाथ; ्ቛारा माननीय न्यायालय के सम्ቌ अपील 'ायर ቅኌकया गया है जि,स पर माननीय उ्ሴ न्यायालय ቅኌ%लासपुर ्ቛारा उ्ሹ ्ቚकरण में मने्ቖगढ़ के न्यायालय के ट्रे,री मे रकम ,मा करने का आ'े> 26.06.2024 को पारिरत ቅኌकया गया। उसके प्ቐात् अपीलाथ; के ्ቛारा 8,00,000/-(आठ लाख रूपये मा्ቔ), 8,00,000/- ( आठ लाख रूपये मा्ቔ), 16,00,000/- ( सोलह लाख रूपये मा्ቔ) ቅኌ'नांक 01.07.2024 को कु ल 32,00,000/ ( %तीस लाख रूपये) न्यायालय मने्ቖगढ़ के ट्रे,री में ,मा ቅኌकया गया। जि,सका मांक संख्या 98, 99 एवं 100 है। रसी' की छाया्ቚतित साथ में संल्ሿ है। 3. यह ቅኌक कु ल राशि> 52,00,000/- ( %ावन लाख रूपये) ्ቚथम स्ቔ न्यायाधी> के मने्ቖगढ जि,ला कोरिरया छ०ग० ्ቛारा पारिरत ቅኌकया गया था। और इसी राशि> पर 'ोनो प्ቌों में समझौता हुआ है। जि,समें कु ल 8,00,000/- ( आठ लाख रूपये) उ्ቈरवा'ी ्ቛारा अपीलाथ; को ्ቚ'ान ቅኌकया ,ा चुका है। तथा 32,00,000/- ( %्ቈीस लाख रूपये) मने्ቖगढ के कोट/ के ट्रे,री में माननीय उ्ሴ न्यायालय ्ቛारा रकम ,मा करने %ा%त् आ'े> पारिरत करने के प्ቐात् अपीलाथ; के ्ቛारा ,मा ቅኌकया गया है। तथा अपीलाथ; ्ቛारा समझौते के अनुसार >ेष %ची राशि> 12,00,000/- ( %ारह लाख रूपये) उ्ቈरवा'ी को आनलाईन %ैंक ट्रासफर कर ቅኌ'या ,ायेगा। 4. यह ቅኌक उ्ቈरवा'ी को कु ल >ेष 44,00,000/- ( चवालीस लाख रूपये) ्ቚा्቎ होने के %ा' न्यायालय में चल रहे उ्ሹ समस्त ्ቚकरणों को उ्ቈरवा'ी के ्ቛारा वापस लेकर समा्቎ ቅኌकया ,ायेगा। 5. यह ቅኌक 8,00,000/- ( आठ लाख रूपये) उ्ቈरखा'ी को ቅኌ'ये ,ाने के प्ቐात 44,00,000/- ( चवालीस लाख रूपये) >ेष राशि> %चा हुआ है। अपीलाथ; ने 32,00,000/- ( %्ቈीस लाख रूपये) न्यायालय मनें्ቖगढ़ में ,मा ቅኌकया है उसे समझौते के अनुसार उ्ቈर%ा'ी ्ቚा्቎ कर सकता है। अपीलाथ; को उसमें कोई आपतित नहीं हैं। 6. यह ቅኌक अपीलाथ; ्ቛारा समझौते के अनुसार >ेष %ची राशि> 12,00,000/-( %ारह लाख रूपये) उ्ቈरवा'ी को ቅኌ'नांक 25.04.2025 तक %ैंक एकांउट नं. 10722351692 (एस.%ी.आई. %ैंक) में आनलाईन ट्रासफर कर ቅኌ'या ,ायेगा। 7. यह ቅኌक अपीलाथ; उ्ቈरवा'ी ्ቛारा मध्यस्थता के माध्यम से उपरो्ሹ सहमतित %नी है ቅኌक यह ቅኌक ቅኌ%ना ቅኌकसी ्ቚकार के '%ाव के 'ोनों प्ቌकारो के मध्य में अ% कोई लेन- 'ेन ቅኌकसी ्ቚकार का ቅኌववा' एवं 'ावा 'ाቅኌ% >ेष नहीं है उ्ሹ समस्त ्ቚकरणों के सं%ंध में भቅኌवष्य में कोई भी ቅኌकसी भी ्ቚकार का 'ावा पे> नहीं करेंगा। 8. यह ቅኌक उ्ቈरवा'ी >ेष रकम 44,00,000/- ( चवालीस लाख रूपये) ्ቚा्቎ होते ही न्यायालय में स्वम ्ቛारा 'ायर ቅኌकये गये उ्ሹ सभी ्ቚकरणों को वापस लेकर समा्቎ कर लेगा । उभयप्ቌ इस समझौता प्ቔ की >तV से सहमत हैं एवं पालन के लिलए कቅኌट%्ቍ हैं समझौता प्ቔ में 'ी गई >तV को उन्होंने अपनी स्वयं की स्वेच्छापूव/क सहमतित एवं ቅኌ%ना ቅኌकसी '%ाव, भय एवं लालच के स्वीकार ቅኌकया गया है उभयप्ቌ ने इस समझौता प्ቔ की >तV को पढ़ने व समझाने के प्ቐात् अपनी स्वतं्ቔ सहमतित से एक- 'ूसरे की उपቝኌस्थतित में ቅኌनष्पाቅኌ'त ቅኌकये ” है। 6. Since the parties have settled their dispute and the amount of cheques have already been paid to the complainant, this court finds that settlement between the parties appears to be genuine and the parties 5 are permitted to enter into compromise and to compound the offence as provided under Section 147 of NI Act. 7. In view of above settlement between the parties and compounding of the offence, all the Criminal Revisions are disposed of in terms of the compromise deed dated 25.03.2025. The effect of compromise would be acquittal of applicant-accused in all the aforesaid criminal cases from the offence under Section 138 of NI Act. 8. Accordingly, all the Criminal Revisions are disposed of. The complainant is entitled to withdraw the amount deposited by the applicant-accused before the concerned trial court at Manendragarh. Sd/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) Judge inder