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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
CRLREV No.54 of 2025
Debasish Das …. Petitioner
Mr. H.K. Mohanta, Advocate
-versus-
Harachand Giri
…. Opposite Party
Mr. A.K. Biswal, Advocate
CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH
Order No.
ORDER 27.01.2026
05. 1. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner and
learned counsel for the Opposite Party.
2. This Criminal Revision has been filed assailing the judgment dated 17.12.2024 passed by the learned Additional District and Sessions Judge, Baripada, Mayurbhanj in Criminal Appeal No.07 of 2024 confirming the judgment dated 12.01.2024 passed by the learned S.D.J.M., Baripada in 1CC Case No.100 of 2021, wherein the learned Trial Court convicted the Petitioner under Section 138 of Negotiable Instrument Act.
3. Vide order dated 23.07.2025, this Court
directed the parties to appear before the High Court Mediation Centre at Cuttack.
4. Pursuant to the said direction, both the parties appeared before the said Mediation Centre and after
persuasion of the learned Mediator, both the parties decided to settle the dispute amicably on certain terms and conditions, which is on record. For convenience of reference the mediation report dated 09.10.2025 is extracted hereunder:-
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 which is extracted hereinabove.
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 Ayesha