THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Criminal Revision Filing No. 479 of 2025 Ashim Kumar, son of Late Vijay Krishna Sahay, resident of Samraiya Apartment, PO. & P.S. Argora, District Ranchi … Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand 2. Sardar Parmeshwar Singh, son of late Daulat Singh, resident of Kashmiri Mohalla, Income Tax Lane, P.O. & P.S. Hindpiri, District Ranchi … Opposite Parties With Criminal Revision No. 535 of 2026 Ashim Kumar, son of Late Bijay Krishna Sahay, resident of 607, Urmila Kunj, P.P. Compound, P.O. GPO Ranchi, P.S. Hindpiri, District Ranchi … Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand 2. Sardar Parmeshwar Singh, son of late Daulat Singh, resident of Kashmiri Mohalla, Income Tax Lane, P.O. & P.S. Hindpiri, District Ranchi, Jharkhand … Opposite Parties --- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RONGON MUKHOPADHYAY For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. A. K. Kashyap, Sr. Advocate For the State : A.P.P. For the O.P. No. 2 : Mr. Azeemuddin, Advocate --- Order No. 09 Dated 18th August, 2026 Heard the learned counsel for the respective sides. Criminal Revision Filing No. 479 of 2025 is directed against the judgment dated 18.09.2024 passed by the learned Judicial Commissioner, Ranchi in Criminal Appeal No. 249 of 2024, whereby and whereunder, the judgment and order of conviction and sentence dated 27.06.2024 passed by the learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Ranchi in Complaint Case No. 1593 of 2018, convicting the petitioner for the offence punishable u/s 138 of the N.I. Act and sentencing him to undergo S.I. for one year and to pay a fine of Rs.45 Lakhs to the complainant by way of compensation, has been affirmed. Page-1 Criminal Revision No. 535 of 2026 is directed against the judgment dated 15.07.2024 passed by the learned Judicial Commissioner, Ranchi in Criminal Appeal No. 61 of 2024, whereby and whereunder, the judgment and order of conviction and sentence dated 15.02.2024 passed by the learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class-XXVIII, Ranchi in Complaint Case No. 1592 of 2018, convicting the petitioner for the offence punishable u/s 138 of the N.I. Act and sentencing him to undergo S.I. for one year and to pay a fine of Rs.45 Lakhs to the complainant by way of compensation, has been affirmed. It has been submitted at the outset by Mr. A.K. Kashyap, learned senior counsel for the petitioner in both the cases that during the pendency of both these revision applications, the matter has been compromised between the parties in both the cases and an amount of Rs. 18 Lakhs which was towards the full and final settlement has been extended to the opposite party No. 2. He has referred to settlement agreement which is contained in I.A. No. 5434 of 2025 and I.A. No. 5433 of 2025. Mr. Azeemuddin, learned counsel appearing for the opposite party No. 2 in both the cases, has accepted the factum of compromise as well the receiving of an amount of Rs. 18 Lakhs from the petitioner towards full and final settlement in both the cases. He has further submitted that the opposite party No. 2 does not have any objection if the prayer of the petitioner is allowed in both the cases. Regard being had to the fact that the offence in question is compoundable in nature and the matter has been compromised between both the sides in both the cases and full and final settlement amount of Rs. 18 Lakhs as agreed upon has already been extended by the petitioner to the opposite party No. 2, the impugned judgment dated 18.09.2024 passed by the learned Judicial Commissioner, Ranchi in Criminal Appeal No. 249 of 2024 judgment dated 03.04.2024 and the judgment and order of conviction and sentence dated 27.06.2024 passed by the learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Ranchi in Page-2 Complaint Case No. 1593 of 2018 so far as Criminal Revision Filing No. 479 of 2025 is concerned and the judgment dated 15.07.2024 passed by the learned Judicial Commissioner, Ranchi in Criminal Appeal No. 61 of 2024 and the judgment and order of conviction and sentence dated 15.02.2024 passed by the learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class-XXVIII, Ranchi in Complaint Case No. 1592 of 2018 in connection with Criminal Revision No. 535 of 2026, are hereby quashed and set aside. On the basis of compromise, both these criminal revision applications stand disposed of and the pending I.As., if any, also stand closed. (RONGON MUKHOPADHYAY, J.) 18.08.2026 MK Page-3