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Sri Ganta Mathew Solomn, v. Gatru Victoria Santhakumari,

CRLRC/1349/2010 · 2025-03-27

Y Lakshmana Rao

Criminal Appealbody2025

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APHC010575222010 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3521] THURSDAY, THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL REVISION CASE NO: 1349/2010 Between: Sri Ganta Mathew Solomn, ...PETITIONER AND Gatru Victoria Santhakumari and Others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. NIMMAGADDA SATYANARAYANA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 2. 7991/NARESH KUMAR GUNDAPU The Court made the following: ORDER: Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the respondent No.1 and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor. 2 2. Crl.M.P. No.1942 of 2010 was filed under Section 320 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (for brevity Cr.P.C.), r/w. Section 147 of the Negotiable Instruments Act to record the compromise in the criminal revision case. 3. In the affidavit, it is stated that the petitioner had discharged the debt amount covered under the cheque by way of issuing the Demand Draft No.292089070, dated 20.07.2010, drawn on Indian Overseas Bank, Jagadamba, Visakhapatnam. 4. It appears that the civil dispute is also pending in between the petitioner and the respondent No.1 and that was also compromised. 5. The respondent No.1 is permitted to compound the offence with the petitioner under Section 147 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, r/w. Section 320(6) of the Cr.P.C. Resultantly, the judgment of the learned appellate court in Criminal Appeal No.19 of 2006, dated 25.01.2009, on the file of the learned I Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge, Visakhapatnam is set aside. Consequently, the judgment in C.C. No.518 of 2004, on the file of the learned III Metropolitan Magistrate, Visakhapatnam is also set aside acquitting the petitioner. 6. In view of the above compromise in between the petitioner and the respondent No.1, the Crl.M.P. is allowed. Consequently the Criminal Revision 3 Case is disposed of as compromised. The petitioner is acquitted under Section 320(8) of the Cr.P.C. There shall be no order as to costs. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions, if any pending, shall stand closed. _________________________ Dr. Y. LAKSHMANA RAO, J Dt: 27.03.2025 SCH 4 289 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL REVISION CASE NO: 1349/2010 27.03.2025 SCH