{"id":64527,"date":"2007-10-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-10-21T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/v-r-lalu-vs-m-s-salim-kumar-on-22-october-2007"},"modified":"2018-12-20T20:36:41","modified_gmt":"2018-12-20T15:06:41","slug":"v-r-lalu-vs-m-s-salim-kumar-on-22-october-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/v-r-lalu-vs-m-s-salim-kumar-on-22-october-2007","title":{"rendered":"V.R. Lalu vs M.S. Salim Kumar on 22 October, 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">V.R. Lalu vs M.S. Salim Kumar on 22 October, 2007<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nCrl MC No. 3243 of 2007()\n\n\n1. V.R. LALU, AGED 37 YEARS,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. M.S. SALIM KUMAR, AGED 42 YEARS,\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. STATE OF KERALA,\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.SUJITH MATHEW JOSE\n\n                For Respondent  :SRI.GEORGE MATHEW\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice R.BASANT\n\n Dated :22\/10\/2007\n\n O R D E R\n                         R. BASANT, J.\n           -------------------------------------------------\n                 Crl.M.C. No. 3243 OF 2007\n           -------------------------------------------------\n         Dated this the 22nd day of October, 2007\n\n                              ORDER\n<\/pre>\n<p>     The petitioner has been found guilty, convicted and<\/p>\n<p>sentenced in a prosecution under Sec.138 of the Negotiable<\/p>\n<p>Instruments Act.          He faces the sentence of simple<\/p>\n<p>imprisonment for a period of one year.          There is no direction<\/p>\n<p>for payment of fine or compensation. The trial court&#8217;s decision<\/p>\n<p>was upheld by the appellate court.        The revision petition was<\/p>\n<p>dismissed for non-prosecution.\n<\/p>\n<p>     2.   The    petitioner\/accused        and      the    respondent\/<\/p>\n<p>complainant have now come before this Court with a prayer<\/p>\n<p>that the composition which has been effected at the post<\/p>\n<p>revision stage may be accepted and the verdict of guilty,<\/p>\n<p>conviction and sentence may be set aside invoking the powers<\/p>\n<p>under Sec.482 of the Cr.P.C. as explained in the dictum in<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">Crl.M.C. No. 3243 OF 2007 -: 2 :-<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/doc\/118459693\/\">Sabu George v. Home Secretary<\/a> (2007 (1) KLT 982).<\/p>\n<p>      3. The learned counsel for the respondent confirms that<\/p>\n<p>the matter has been settled and that the complainant has no<\/p>\n<p>further grievance whatsoever against the petitioner.<\/p>\n<p>      4. If this Court were not to accept the composition, the<\/p>\n<p>petitioner would be compelled to undergo the substantive<\/p>\n<p>sentence of simple imprisonment for a period of one year. I am<\/p>\n<p>satisfied, in the facts and circumstances of this case, that this is<\/p>\n<p>an eminently fit case where the dictum in <a href=\"\/doc\/118459693\/\">Sabu George v.<\/p>\n<p>Home Secretary<\/a> (2007 (1) KLT 982) must come to the rescue of<\/p>\n<p>the petitioner.\n<\/p>\n<p>      5. In the result:\n<\/p>\n<p>      (a) This Crl.M.C. is allowed.\n<\/p>\n<p>      (b) The verdict of guilty, conviction and sentence imposed<\/p>\n<p>on the petitioner in C.C. No.613\/92 passed by the Judicial<\/p>\n<p>Magistrate of the First Class, Perumbavoor, as upheld in Crl.A.<\/p>\n<p>No.150\/94 by the Additional Sessions Judge, North Parur, is<\/p>\n<p>hereby set aside.\n<\/p>\n<p>                                                 Sd\/-<\/p>\n<pre>\n\n                                           (R. BASANT, JUDGE)\n\n\nNan\/\n\n            \/\/true copy\/     P.S. to Judge\n<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court V.R. Lalu vs M.S. Salim Kumar on 22 October, 2007 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM Crl MC No. 3243 of 2007() 1. V.R. LALU, AGED 37 YEARS, &#8230; Petitioner Vs 1. M.S. SALIM KUMAR, AGED 42 YEARS, &#8230; Respondent 2. 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