1 HIGH COURT LEGAL SERVICES COMMITTEE, CHENNAI National Lok Adalat organised by the High Court Legal Services Committee Saturday, the 13th day of September, 2025 NATIONAL LOK ADALAT AWARD (Chapter VI and u/s 21 of Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987) Presided over by The Hon'ble Mr.JUSTICE P.B.BALAJI and Members Mr.A.Manivasakan, District Judge (Retd) Mrs.V.Ambika, Advocate Crl.RC.No.340 of 2021 Revision Petition filed under Section 397 r/w 401 Cr.P.C. to call for the records and set aside the order and judgment dated 16.04.2021 in C.A.No.91 of 2016 passed by the learned I Additional District and Sessions Judge, Tiruppur, thereby dismissing the appeal and confirming the order and judgment of conviction and sentence dated 22.07.2016 in C.C.No.379/2009 passed by the Judicial Magistrate, Avinashi, acquit the petitioner. G.Ponnusamy .. Petitioner /vs/ M.Shanmugavadivel ..Respondent This case is taken up for settlement before the Lok Adalat. Both the parties are present. Mr.R.Baskar, learned counsel for petitioner and Mr.Ganesh for Mr.N.Manokaran learned counsel for respondent is present. After mutual discussion, negotiation, mediation and conciliation between both parties, they arrived at a compromise to settle the matter as follows: https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis 2 TERMS OF SETTLEMENT The criminal revision has been preferred by the accused challenging the concurrent findings of the Courts below. 2.The cheque amount is Rs.8,00,000/- and the revision petitioner has already paid Rs.4,00,000/- vide Demand Draft dated 16.06.2021 bearing D.D.No.500599. Though the revision petitioner, the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned counsel for the respondent are present, the complainant is unable to present before us in view of ill health. However, on instructions, the learned counsel for the respondent states that a further sum of Rs.5,00,000/- in full quit without interest is agreeable to the respondent. The said sum shall be paid within a period of three months from date of receipt of a copy of this order. 3.Recording the same, the criminal revision stands disposed of. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition, if any, is also closed. G.Ponnusamy Counsel for the petitioner M.Shanmugavadivel Counsel for the respondent This Lok Adalat award is passed in terms of the above settlement. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis 3 The full Court fee paid shall be refunded to the appellant in the manner provided under Section 69-A of the Tamil Nadu Court-Fees and Suits Valuation Act, 1955 and the Court Fees Act, 1870 as provided for under sub Sec.1 of Section 21 r/w 25 of LSA Act 1987 as amended in 1994. Judge Member Member To:The parties/Advocate concerned Copy to: 1.The I Additional District and Sessions Judge, Tiruppur. 2.The Judicial Magistrate, Avinashi. 2.The Secretary, High Court Legal Services Committee, Chennai. 3.The Section Officer, V.R.Section, High Court, Madras. 4.The Section Officer, Lok Adalat Section, High Court, Madras.+2 copies https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis 4 P.B.BALAJI,. J. sli/sms Crl.RC.No.340 of 2021 13.09.2025 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis