1 HIGH COURT LEGAL SERVICES COMMITTEE, BENGALURU BEFORE THE NATIONAL LOK ADALAT IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 26TH DAY OF APRIL 2025 CONCILIATORS PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K & SMT. NALINA K., MEMBER CRL. R.P.No.1212/2023 (Lok Adalat No.823/2025) BETWEEN S. VEDA, D/O. LATE SRINIVAS, AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS, R/AT. NO.171/A, 4TH CROSS, NEXT TO SRI. ADIPARASHAKTHI TEMPLE, 5TH MAIN ROAD, BHUVANESHWARINAGAR, BANASHANKARI 3RD STAGE, BENGALURU-560 085. ...PETITIONER (BY SRI PRAKASH R., ADVOCATE) AND SUVARNAMMA, AGED ABOUT 77 YEARS, W/O. LATE. GOVINDASWAMY R/AT: NO.115, 1ST MAIN ROAD, 2 GANGA ROAD, KSRTC LAYOUT, CHIKKALLANSANDRA, BENGALURU-560085. …..RESPONDENT (BY SRI GOVARDHAN D., ADVOCATE) THIS CRL.RP IS FILED U/S.397 R/W 401 CR.P.C PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT, CONVICTION AND SENTENCE PASSED BY THE XVI ADDL. CHIEF METROPOLITAN MAGISTRATE, BANGALORE, PASSED IN C.C.NO.15282/2017 CONVICTING THE PETITIONER FOR AN OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 138 OF N.I. ACT AND SENTENCING HIM TO PAY A FINE OF RS.8,15,000/- AND IN DEFAULT TO UNDERGO S.I. FOR ONE MONTH, BY ALLOWING THE ABOVE CRIMINAL REVISION PETITIN AND PLEASED TO ACQUIT THE PETITIONER IN THE ABOVE CASE, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR CONCILIATION BEFORE NATIONAL LOK ADALAT, THE FOLLOWING CONCILIATION ORDER IS PASSED. 3 CONCILIATION ORDER The learned Counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Counsel appearing for the respondent are present along with their respective parties. 2. Both the parties have filed the Joint Memo dated 26.04.2025. 3. The Joint Memo reads as under: "The Petitioner/Accused and Respondent/Complainant respectfully submits that, the petitioner and respondent have mutually agreed to settle the above matter in the above criminal revision petition on following terms and conditions: 1. The Petitioner/Accused has agreed to pay the Respondent/Complainant totally a sum of Rs.5,02,500/- (Rupees Five Lakh Two Thousand Five Hundred Only) out of the total fine amount of Rs.8,15,000/- which was ordered by Hon'ble XVI Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Bengaluru City, in C.C.No.15282/2017, vide its order dated 09.09.2021 in favour of Respondent/Complainant herein in the following manner; a. Today the Petitioner/accused has paid a sum of Rs.1,00,000/- (Rupees One Lakh only) by way of cash to the Respondent/Complainant and the Respondent/Complainant has acknowledged. 4 b. The Petitioner/accused has agreed to pay another sum of Rs.1,00,000/- (Rupees One Lakh only) on or before 26.05.2025 to the Respondent/complainant. c. The Petitioner/accused has agreed to pay the remaining amount of sum of Rs.2,00,000/- (Rupees Two Lakh only) on or before 26.07.2025 to the Respondent/Complainant. d. The Petitioner/Accused has deposited either a sum of Rs.1,02,500/- (Rupees One Lakh Two Thousand Five Hundred only) or Rs.1,00,000/- (Rupees One Lakh only) before the Trial Court. The Respondent/Complainant is at liberty to take back the said amount in her name. e. The Respondent/complainant has agreed to give back the original Sale deed dated 10.02.2005, bearing document No.BLN-1-49831-2004-05 which is filed in the Original Suit bearing No.155/2017, which is pending on the file of the Senior Civil Judge, at Nelamangala, Bengaluru Rural District, on or before 26.07.2025 by withdrawing the above suit". 4. The petitioner handed over a sum of Rs.1,00,000/- (Rupees One Lakh only) by way of cash to the respondent. Respondent acknowledges the same. In the memo, it is also agreed that the remaining balance of Rs.1,00,000/- (Rupees One Lakh only) to be paid as per the terms of Joint Memo. The respondent is permitted to withdraw the amount deposited before the Trial Court. The terms of 5 the joint memo read over to the parties. The joint memo is taken on record. The matter is settled as per the terms of the joint memo. 5. Accordingly, the Judgment OF Conviction and order of sentence passed by the Trial Court in C.C.No.15282/2017 dated 09.09.2021 by the XVI Additional Chief Judicial Metropolitan Magistrate, Bengaluru, which was confirmed by the LXVI Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge, Bengaluru, in Crl.A.No.724/2021 is hereby set aside. Petitioner/accused is acquitted from the charges leveled against her. Sd/- JUDGE Sd/- MEMBER NM