APHC010165712019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] WEDNESDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL REVISION CASE NO: 606/2019 Between: 1. K.CHANRA SEKHAR, R/O. H.No. 20B-2-67 SEKHAR STREET, ELURU, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. K KUMAR, R/ O. BEEDI COLONY ELURU, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT 2. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP.BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT AT AMARAVATI ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. KAMBHAMPATI RAMESH BABU Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. T M K CHAITANYA 2. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR (AP) The Court made the following: ORDER: The Criminal Revision Case under Sections 397 and 401 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short ‘Cr.P.C’) has been filed by the Petitioner / Accused, impugning the judgment dated 22.01.2019 in Crl.A.No.2 of 2017 on the file of the Court of Special Judge for trial of cases under SCs & STs (PoA) Act, 1989-cum-VIII Additional District and Sessions Judge, West Godavari, Eluru, which was passed confirming the judgment dated 05.12.2016 passed in 2 C.C.No.141 of 2016 by the learned Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Special Mobile Court, Eluru for the offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (for short ‘N.I.Act’). 2. It is represented that Respondent No.1 / Complainant could not appear before this Court because of the demise of his relative. Respondent No.1 / Complainant appeared through Video Conference and accepted to receive the amount from the Petitioner, who is produced before this Court on execution of a Non-Bailable Warrant issued against him. 3. Heard Sri Kambhampati Ramesh Babu, learned counsel for the Petitioner, Sri T.M.K.Chaitanya, learned counsel for Respondent No.1. Ms.K.Priyanka Lakshmi, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor is in attendance. 4. Revision Petitioner brought the remaining amount of Rs.50,000/- in cash. Respondent No.1 / De facto complainant would submit that at the intervention of elders and well-wishers of both parties, the matter was amicably settled and that he has no objection to record the compromise and to acquit the Accused by allowing the Criminal Revision Case. 5. Considering the submissions, and in view of the amicable settlement of the matter and in the interests of justice, the Criminal Revision Case is allowed setting aside the concurrent judgments dated 22.01.2019 passed in Crl.A.No.2 of 2017 by the learned Special Judge for trial of cases under SCs & STs (PoA) Act, 1989-cum-VIII Additional District and Sessions Judge, West Godavari, Eluru, and in C.C.No.141 of 2016 dated 05.12.2016 passed by the learned Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Special Mobile Court, Eluru for the 3 offence under Section 138 of N.I.Act. Accused is acquitted from the present case and shall be set at liberty, if he is not required in any other cases. Petitioner / Accused shall pay costs of Rs.5,000/- to the High Court Legal Services Committee. The Secretary, High Court Legal Services Committee is directed to spend the said amount to meet the necessities of the children in the Government Home. Registry is directed to give the Demand Draft, which is deposited in this matter, to Respondent No.1 / Complainant on proper identification and acknowledgment. Petitioner shall pay the remaining amount of Rs.50,000/- directly to the Complainant and obtain receipt to that effect. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. ________________________________________ Dr.JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date:11.03.2026 Mjl/* 4 THE HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL REVISION CASE No:606 OF 2019 Dt.11.03.2026 Dinesh