High Court Karnataka High Court

S Vijayakumar vs G Vasantha Kumar on 7 March, 2008

Karnataka High Court
S Vijayakumar vs G Vasantha Kumar on 7 March, 2008
Author: Dr.K.Bhakthavatsala
CRL.P.No.55_57/2006

IN THE HIGH coum' on KARNATAKA AT_BAh£CsA1;;:()_ iu¥iE:.:"' 
DATED THIS THE 7th DAY on MARC_H:"2:()G8.:'~  A O A  

BEFORE . V A   . A  
THE HON'BLE Dr. JUSTICE I(1}'VBAi4iA.KTHA'iIAfFSA1;:flT"vA " 

CRIMIN L P

 

BETWEEN:

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AGED Aaoufif £32 YE.-_'F\S D -  _
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GORAGUNFAEALYA,   

YESHWANTi!A:E{lJR, 3  A  ~  

BAvNGALQl'E:E-56€}"O2'2._"-   PE'I'l'I'IONER

(By s:i.1§=R  RAD, ADV.)

AND:

 VASANPHA KU:'ffsR
« _ D10 GURAPPA SI-lE'I"l"Y
 " -AGED' ABOUT 48 was

 RIATVNG 217.; 'I'.C.NAGAR

= A nu' MAiN.'~LAIGGERE

BANGALQRE-560 073.  RESPONDENT

. D A ‘ ‘(By S1-LP VVLALOKESHAPPA, ADV.)

_ V “THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/SA82 CR.P.C- BY THE ADVOCATE FOR

‘ _T’HE*~–PE’I’l’I’!ONER PRAYING THAT THIS HON’_BLE COURT MAY BE

~ ‘«««-‘PLEASED TO QUASH /SET ASIDE THE ORDERS DT.6.7.06 ON !.A.NO.5
* PASSED IN CRL..A.NO.559/04 ON THE FILE OF THE ADDL.SJ.. FTC-X,
” B’LORE’. CITY, ALLOW THE ABOVE PETITION AND RJRTHER DIRECT

O. _f”l’l-IE APPELLATE counvr To m.1.ow THE PETR. T0. LEAD EVIDENCE

ALONG WITH DOCUMENTS AND WITNESSES AS STATED IN I.A.NO.5.

CRL. 2006

THIS CRIMINAL PETITION comma on FOR ApMiesto’tt;”-THIS
DAY, THE comm’ MADE THE FOLLOWING:- .1 4 ~ ” * V

The petitioner] appellant in _lllo.559}l:”2′{ll)¢t hen

the file of Fast Track Court
Court, praying for quashing O(5.G?’..?t0EO6. rejecting
the application filed

3. appellant submits that
on 23.0’i”,2094 ‘ttetttte Appellate Court, an application for
compounding eeehee 320(6) of Cr.P.C.. mad with

Secti9t§t”1=%7 oi’ thenegettahte Instruments Act was filed with a

dt;;t’tetl:V§Z3_.O7.2004. But when the case was called again. the

appear and therefole, compromise petition

‘ _ was not by the Appellate Court. Thetefote. the appellant

under Section 391 of Cr.P.C., seeking

petmieeion to lead evidence on the compromise petition. The First

tfippellate Court. after hearing arguments. rejected the same.

M t Therefore. the petitionerlappellantlasecused is before this Court.

\,\.,

CRL.P.No.5l65’7/2006

4. Leamed counsel for the petitioner subniitlsgthat in

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pursuance of the compromise. a sum of

towards full and final settlement of the

and an opportunity should have

prove the compromise and payment of’Rst’25.00:0f?-ti.’ 1 l

5. No doubt Section 391 empowers
the Appellate Court if it thinks
neoessauy or it dmtit Magistrate. In the
instant case, Seetion 391 of Cr..P.C-., lbr
the puljtoseiof compromise petition that
was by lfefom the Appellate Couxt.

6. Invnzyh evidence on the alleged compromise

» yjaspynot permissible under Section 391 of Cr.P.C. The Trial

on of dishonouring of a cheque for Rs.1.40.000[-.

for the offence under Section 138 of the

~V Iiismiments Act and sentenced the accused to pay fine

l~?s,:1.?lS,0OO’/–. in default in payment of fine. the accused shall

8.! for three months.

cRLP.No.5s57/2005

7. Feeling aggrieved by the order of

the accused preferxed appeal before the First

complainant was not pnesent ‘1 V’:«for7.___

compounding was filed. The foot
the compromise petition. If to
complainant, it would bet’ to
deduct the same as against the ii is admitted by the
complainant cppellantlaccused to
prove the Court. Under such
the Fast Track Court was
juatifiediiti filed by the appellant under
Section 39 1″ic£_VC:r.i5;’c.”” t i

it M p A or infirmity in the impugned older.

~. the petition fails and the some is hemby

.vdismiss°*3′

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