G.V. Subramanyam v. G. Badrinath and 3 others

Court: High Court for State of Telangana

Bench: P.KESHAVA RAO

Judgment date: 2020-12-14

Case summary

High Court for State of Telangana judgment dated 2020-12-14. G.V. Subramanyam v. G. Badrinath and 3 others. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.

Judgment text

t(talrrltr )irtj HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD I\4ONDAY . THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF DECEN,,lBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. KESHAVA RAO LA. NO. 2 0F 2020 in/AND CRIMINAL REVISION CASE NO: 1486 OF 2019 Criminal Revision Case Under Section 397 & 401 of Cr. P. C. against the Judgment dated 06-08. 2019 in Crl. A. No. 207 ol 2016on the file of the Court of the lll Additional Metropolitan Session Judge, Hyderabad Preferred against the order dated 11-02-2O16 in CC. 201 ol 2015 on the file of the Court of the XIV Special Magistrate, Hyderabad. LA. NO. 2 0F 2020 Between: G. Badrinath , S/o G. V. Chalapathy. Aged about 49 years, Occ. Business, R/o 1-1-466, Flat No. 502, Sure a l\,4eridian, Gandhi Nagar, Hyderabad. ... Petitione r/Res ponde nt No. 1 AND 1. G. V. Subramanyam, S/o G. N. Rao, Aged about 44 years, Occ. Business, R/o Plot No. 125, Kakatiya Nagar, Neredment, Secunderabad . . . RespondenVPetitioner/Accused No. 3 2.

State of Telangana, Represented by the Public Prosecutor, High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad. 3. lr//s Divinit Beverages Pvt. Ltd, Rep by its Director tt/r. R. N. V. Venkatesh Babu S/o R. N. Murthy, Aged about 51 years, Occ. Rl/o 1-2-4541211, W est Venkatapuram, Secunderabad. 4. R. N. V. Venkatesh Babu, S/o R. N tr/urthy, Aged about 51 years, Occ. Business, Rlo 1-2-4541211, West Venkatapuram, Secunderabad I ... RESPONDENTS l i l lA NO: 2 OF 2020 '147 Petition under Section Negotiable lnstruments Act praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to permit the Petitioner and the Respondent to Compound the offence in so far as the respondenti petitione r/accused No. 3 in concern by settrng aside the conviction and acquit the respo nd ent/petitioner/accu sed No. 3 is concern for the offences under section 138 N. l. Act passed in judgment dated 1110212016 in CC. No.

201 of 2016 on the file of the Honourable XIV Special N,4agistrate, Hyderabad which was confirmed by the Appellate Court vide judgment dated 06/08/2019 passed in Crl. A. No. 2O7 of 2016 on the file of the Honourable lll Addl. Metropolitan Sessions Judge, Hyderabad in the interest of justice. I CRIMINAL REVISION CASE NO: 1486 OF 2019 Betwee n: G. V. Subramanyam, S/o G. N. Rao, Aged about 44 years, Occ. Business, R/o Plot No. 125, Kakaliya Nagar, Neredment, Secunderabad ... PETITIONER/AppellanUAccused No. 3 AND 1. G. Badrinath , S/o G. V. Chalapathy. Aged about 49 years, Occ. Business, R/o 1-1-466, Flat No. 502, Sure a l\rleridian, Gandhi Naqar, Hyderabad. 2. State of Telangana, Represented by the Public Prosecutor, High Court of Jud icature at Hyderabad. 3. [,4/s Divinit Beverages P\d. Ltd, Rep by its Director Mr. R. N. V. Venkatesh Babu S/o R. N. Murthy, Aged about 51 years, Occ. Rio 1-2- 4541211 , West Venkatapuram, Secunderabad. 4. R. N. V. Venkatesh Babu, S/o R.

N lMurthy, Aged about 51 years, Occ. Business, Rl o 1 -2-454121 1, West Venkatapuram, Secunderabad ... RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner(s):SRl. MALIPEDDI SRINIVAS REDDY Counsel for the Respondent 1: P SHASHI KIRAN Counsel for the Respondent 2 : Public Prosecutor Counsel for the Respondent 3&4 : None appeared The Court made the following: ORDER - HOh. OURABI,E SRI . IUSTICE P, KI,SHAVA RAO I. A. No. 2 of 2020 I\/_-\\t) croltltoN oRt)r,rrt: LA. No. l ot' 1020 is flled bv the llrst respondent/cornplainant pral ing tl-ris Court to cornpound thc of-fence punishable under Section 138 ol the Ncgotiable lnstluntc. nts Act arrd acqr-rit the petitioner/acc u sed r. \o. 3 bi, setting aside the sentence and inrprisonment imposed in Crl. A. No. 20'1 of 2016 dated 06. 08. 2019 on the file of the III Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge, Hyderabad, confirming the judgrrent in C. C. No. 201 of 201 5 dated I I . 02. 201 6 on the tlle of XIV Special Magistrate, Hyderabad. This Cor-ur on 07. 12.

2020 directed the parties to appear before the Registrar (Judicial) on 08. 12. 2020 tbr their identillcation and thc Ilesistrar (JLrclicial) th! -reaftcr shall subnrit a report to that eltcct Lr) jth l+. 11. 20:0. In courpliance n the ahove said order, the partics along n ith theil lcspcclir e cor-rnscl appearccl belbre tht' Rcgistllr (JLrdicial), u'ho. in turn, has idcntillcd thcur u ith t'cl'elence to their aadhal cards ancl li lccl il lcllort to thut e l'lcct. l hc lealnecl coLrr. tscl alsLr signed on the aaclhrl carcls of their rcspcctivc clients Having cxnnrinecl the rcport o1- the Registrar lJudicial) o1'this Courl and the averments made in the affidavit filed in supporl ol I. A. No. 2 of 2020 and the joint meu. ro filed by both parlies, LA. No. 2 of 2020 is allowed In r. 'iew of the ordels passe'd in t. A. No. 2 o1'2020. tite sentence iincl imprisor. rnrc'nt imposed in Crl. A. No. l07 o1'2016 clate'd 06. 08. 2019 on the filc ol the Ill Adclitional Nletropolitan Sessions Judge.

Hlderabad, confirming the judgrnent in C. C. No. 20 I of 2015 dated 11. 02. 2016 on the file ol XIV Special Magistrate, Hyderabad, are hereby set aside. The petitioner is directed to pay l0o/o of the cheque amount to the High Court Legal Services Comn. rittee, Hyderabad, rvithin a period of six weeks fiorr today and produce the receipt belirre the Registrar (Judicial). l:aiiure to cornplv t ith the above said orclcr, the order passed in this criurinal rcvision case autontaticall) sta ncls vacatcd. Acccrclinclr'. thc crirninal lcr isron case is clisposed ot. lVliscellaneous petitions, i1'an1, shall stand clr>sed. SD/. K. SRINIVASA RAO i DEPUTY REGISTRAR 1 ,TRUE COPY// br' SECTION OFFICER To 1 The XIV Special Magistrate, Hyderabad. 2 The lll Additional Metropolitan Session Judge, Hyderabad. 3 The Superindent, Chanchalguda Prison, Hyderabad. 4 High Court Legal Services Committee, Hyderabad.

Two CCs to Public Prosecutor, High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad [OUT] 6 One CC to Sri Malipeddi Srinivas Reddy, Advocate [OPUC] 7 One CC to Sri P. Shashi Kiran, Advocate [OPUC] 8 Two CD Copies. (Along with a copy of Joint lt4emo of Compromise) . / I HIGH COURT DATED: 1411212020 1 HE S ir4 COMMON ORDER 14: vt l. A. No. 2 OF 2020 IN/AND 3 21DEC2020 CRLRC. No. '1486 OF 2019 a. J\ \ v * lw DISPOSING OF THE CRL. R. C d?. A to lil(;il ( ot ttl-otr. tt r)tf ,\Tt til.. rioR THI,. s t.. \ I 1.. o[ tI-1.. \\(;. \\. \ A1'Il\ l)I'tt,\ t]At) C-rl. l{. C. No. l. l8(r of 2019 litr. l'een: Srrbramanyam .. .... Peti1ioner G. Badlinath and othcrs .... Responclerrts . toI\t'\tItNIo FILt,)) ti\',]-IIE pl,t i n to\[R. \\t) ITESPONI)I'NT \O 1 It is subrrrittccl that treirrg aggricvccl b\ thc. iudgn)cnt darecl 06'l'Atrgust. 1019 passe(l in Crl. A, No, 207 ol20l 6 on thc ijlc ol'tlrc llon'blc lll Addl. Metropolitan Scssions . )Lrilgc. Ilvdelabatl in conlilrling the. judgrncrt datcd I L02.

2016 in C. C. ir-o. 201 of 2016 on thc llle olthc IIon'blc XIV Spccial \lagistr;rte. Il1,de:'abad the prescnt revision is filed. It is suhnritted that tlrcrr thc aboie ullllcr canre up lbr hearing. this IIon'blc Cou:t br an ordcr datcd 06,01. 2020 in I. r\. \o. I ol'2019 r'"as plcased to direct the Petitioncr to deposit 30% of tl. rc fine anrount as inrposed by thc l rial Coufi rvithin a peliod of six r. vccks flonr the clate of the oldcr- It is subnritted that during the pendenc. ,, of the above Criminal Revision Case, Petitioner anci tlie Respondcnt No I lrad delibcrution and family friends had also intervened and advised them to reconcilc their diflerences anicable. Further after nluch deliberatious, Petitioner and the l{espondellt No I lrad reached a settleutent and as per the telnrs of settlcnrcnt. Pctitioncr is rcquired 10 a sLur of Rs. 3,00,000/- (Rupees Three Lakhs 1ra\ On11,) to thc l{espondcnt No I lou'arr.

ls luil and llnal scttleinent ol all tlieir disputes bctriccn I'ctilionel and llrc Ilespondurrt \o l. IrLrltlret thc Ilespotrdcnt No I alit'r rcccivirtg thc saicl surrr \\lrLrld ci)ol)cnltr rr ith thc I)ctitioncr to cornl. rorrnil the off'ence in so lil as Pctitioncr case is conccln b)' lllirr,r lreccssar'\, pctitions belbre this IJon'ble ('otrrt. It is lirrtlrcr subnrittcd that t()dav i. c on 1l. i. 02. 2020 I'ctitioner had obtained Dcnrand I)r'alt ride nuntbcr 081152 tlratn on HDI (l Ilanli. Ilaniala I-lrlls Blanch lor a sunr ol l{s 'lhree ( 3,00,000/- only (Rupees Lakhs )nlv) in favour of the Respondent NO l. Irurthcr. I \--d-=* ),>r. l1A"^r^ as a part of settlement. Pelitioner had handed over the said Demand Drafi to the c,,. /, Respondent No 1, which was duly acknr. rwledged by hiru. 5 It is further submittcd that i{ u,as sl,ecificall) adnritted betrveen Petitioner ttrtl thc Ilcspondent No I that thc I{cspontlent :..

JO 1 uould cncash the albrcnrentionecl Demrntl I)rtft fbr a surn of'l{s. 1. 00. 000 - (l{upc'cs. l hrcc Lakhs Onll') ortll alicr ciosttre ol thc abovc Criminirl Itcvisicln Casc i. c. alicr' . ccortling tlt conrpronrise in this flon'ble- CoLrrt. (t lrurthcr. in vicu'ol'thc scttlenrcnt . rrrir,-'. 1 trclriecn thc purtics. it is pralcd thitl l)cliltrnct' ( conviction under Section l3tl. N. l. Act plssctl in dlted I L02. 2016 in . ( \o. . iutlgnrcnt 201 ol 2016 on ths Ille of thc llon'hL- XlV Sptcial i\lagistrate, Hl'derabad uhiclt rtas ('oult corifirned by the Appellate vidc. iudgment datecl 06'r' ALrgust. 2019 passcd in Cr'l. A. No. 207 ol 2016 on the filc o1'tlu: Hon'ble III Addl. Metlopolitan Sessions Judge. Hyderabad is set aside and Pctitioner n:ay be acquitted of the charges under Section 138 of the N. I. Act.

Therefore, it is prayed that this IIon'ble Coufi mav bc pleased to pernrit the Pctitioner and the Respondent to compound the otience in so lirr as tlle Pet itioner/Acc uscd No 3 is conccm by settirlg asidc thc conviction and acquit the Petitioner/Accused No. 3 is concern tbr tlre ofl'enccs under Scction ll8. N. l. Act passed in dated . ludgrnent i1. 02. 2016 in C. C. No. 20l ol 2016 orr the f ile of'thc flon'ble XIV Spccial Nlagistrate, llydcrabad rvhich rvas conllrntctl bv tlre . ,\ppe llatc CoLrlt idc (lirtcd ()6rr' . iudgrncnt c) August. 201 pusscd in (lrl. ,\. No. 107 ol . l() I 6 on the lll ol tlre Llon trlc Ill Addl. Mctropolitan Sessiorrs . lLrdgc. llvclcrablirl in thc intcrcst oI' ustice and plrss sr. rclr . 1 other' ordcr or orclers deen) lit arld plopcr in tirc intcrcst of. iustice. I l lence this Joint Mcmo. _-<--) (--, d- Place: I{yderabad PETITIOiT. CR Dato19. 02. 2020 RESPONDE o 7l-'- \ I L'^Q PT,"f I'TI()N EI{ ( Ot,NS[:l- ONDITNI No I

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