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20 CRIR 157 2026 Esha IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA CRIMINAL REVISION APPLICATION NO.157 OF 2026 WITH CRIMINAL MISC. APPLICATION NO.187 OF 2026 CRIMINAL REVISION APPLICATION NO.157 OF 2026 THISHIM BABU BHAGWAN ... APPLICANT Versus RAJU M. GAUNDER AND ANR ... RESPONDENTS WITH CRIMINAL MISC. APPLICATION NO.187 OF 2026 IN CRIMINAL REVISION APPLICATION NO.157 OF 2026 THISHIM BABU BHAGWAN ... APPLICANT Versus RAJU M. GAUNDER AND ANR ... RESPONDENTS Ms. Ashwini Bandekar, Advocate for the Applicant. Mr. Vedraj Toraskar, Advocate for Respondent No.1.
CORAM:- AMIT S. JAMSANDEKAR, J. DATED :- 15th October, 2026 P.C: Heard the learned Counsel for the Applicant and the learned Counsel for Respondent No. 1.
2. It is submitted that the parties have amicably resolved the dispute and have arrived at a settlement. Consequently, the parties have executed consent terms, which are taken on record and marked 'X' for the purpose of identification. 15th October, 2026
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3. The statements made by the parties in the consent terms are accepted as undertakings given to this Court.
4. The Registry of this Court and the Superintendent of the Sessions Court at Mapusa is ordered and directed to remit the amount deposited by the Applicant in favour of Respondent No. 1 as per the Bank details furnished by Respondent No. 1, which is taken on record and are as follows: Name: Munniyamma Raju Gaundal Account No. 30290915681 Bank: State Bank of India, Secretariat Branch IFSC Code: SBIN0005554
5. The balance amount required to be paid by the Applicant as mentioned in paragraph 4 of the consent terms shall be deposited by the Applicant in the Registry of this Court within the stipulated time frame. On such deposit being made, the Registry shall remit this amount to Respondent No. 1 as per the Bank details mentioned above.
6. The Applicant also undertakes to deposit an amount of Rs.25,000/- towards costs to the Goa State Legal Services Authority by 22.10.2026.
7. In view of the above, by consent of the parties, the order 15th October, 2026
20 CRIR 157 2026 passed by the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate on 16.12.2023 in Criminal Case No. 221/OA/NI/2018/A and the judgment and order dated 28.05.2026 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, North Goa, Mapusa in Criminal Appeal No. 47/2024 are quashed and set aside and the offence punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 stands compounded.
8. It is clarified that the relief granted in this Application will be operative only after payment of costs as stated above.
9. The Criminal Revision Application No. 157 of 2026 stands
disposed of. Pending Applications, if any, also stands disposed of.
10. List the matter on 23.10.2026 for reporting compliance.
11. This order will be digitally signed by the Private Secretary/ Personal Assistant of this Court. All concerned will act on production by fax or email of a digitally signed copy of this order.
AMIT S. JAMSANDEKAR, J. 15th October, 2026 Signed by: VAIGANKAR ESHA SAINATH Designation: Personal Assistant Date: 16/10/2026 13:18:20