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2026 DAILYLAW 20867 (BOM)

SATISH SURESH GOVEKAR v. VILAS PANDURANG NANOSKAR AND ANR

CRIR/153/2026 · 2026-10-16

Criminal Appealbody2026

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siddhi IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA CRIMINAL REVISION APPLICATION NO.153 OF 2026 WITH CRIMINAL MISC. APPLICATION NO.185 OF 2026 CRIMINAL REVISION APPLICATION NO.153 OF 2026 SATISH SURESH GOVEKAR ... APPLICANT Versus VILAS PANDURANG NANOSKAR AND ANR ... RESPONDENTS WITH CRIMINAL MISC. APPLICATION NO.185 OF 2026 IN CRIMINAL REVISION APPLICATION NO.153 OF 2026 SATISH SURESH GOVEKAR ... APPLICANT Versus VILAS PANDURANG NANOSKAR AND ANR ... RESPONDENTS Mr. Amay Arjun Phadte with Ms. Tanvi Satardekar, Advocates for the Applicant. Ms. Sneha Arondekar, Advocate for Respondent No. 1. Mr. Pravin Faldessai, Additional Public Prosecutor for Respondent No. 2. CORAM:- AMIT S. JAMSANDEKAR, J. DATED :- 16th October, 2026 P.C. 1. Heard Mr. Phadte, learned counsel for the Applicant. 2. It is submitted that the Applicant has paid the entire compensation amount to the Respondent No.1. 3. Ms. Arondekar, learned counsel appearing for the Respondent No.1, confirms the receipt of the entire compensation amount from the Applicant and has no objection if the offence committed by the Applicant, punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable p. 1 Instruments Act, 1881, is compounded. 4. In view thereof, the Judgment and Order dated 19.07.2025 passed by the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Mapusa in Criminal Case No. OA/342/NIA/13/A/B, and the Judgment and Order dated 31.07.2026 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge-2, (FTC) Mapusa, in Criminal Appeal No.250/2025, are quashed and set aside. 5. The offence punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, stands compounded. 6. The Applicant shall pay Rs.30,000/-(Rupees Thirty Thousand only) towards costs to the Goa State Legal Services Authority, within a week from today. 7. That the relief granted in this application shall be operative subject to payment of costs as stated above. 8. The Criminal Revision Application stands disposed of. 9. In view of the disposal of the Criminal Revision Application, the Criminal Miscellaneous Application seeking stay of the aforesaid orders also stands disposed of. 10. This order will be digitally signed by the Private Secretary/Personal Assistant of this Court. All concerned will act on the production by fax or email of a digitally signed copy of this order. AMIT S. JAMSANDEKAR, J. p. 2 Signed by: SHAKUNTALA ZALMI Designation: Personal Assistant Date: 19/10/2026 10:57:37