RANCHI, India, Oct. 2 -- Jharkhand High Court issued the following order on Sept. 2:

I.A. No.10768 of 2025

1. I.A. No.10768 of 2025 has been filed for condonation of delay of 2564 days in filing the present criminal revision petition.

2. Mr. Krishna Shankar, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was not knowing about the remedy and after his arrest, he found out his remedy and, thereafter, the present criminal revision petition has been filed and in view of that, the delay may kindly be condoned.

3. Mr. Abhay Kumar Tiwari, learned counsel for the State and Mr. Lal Vikram Nath Shahdeo, learned counsel for opposite party no.2 have got no serious objection.

4. For the reasons assigned in the said I.A., the delay of 2564 days in filing the present criminal revision petition is, hereby, condoned.

5. Accordingly, I.A. No.10768 of 2025 is allowed and disposed of.

Criminal Revision No. 821 of 2025

6. Heard Mr. Krishna Shankar, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, Mr. Abhay Kumar Tiwari, learned counsel appearing for the State and Mr. Lal Vikram Nath Shahdeo, learned counsel appearing for opposite party no.2.

7. This criminal revision petition has been preferred against the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 30.07.2015 passed by the learned S.D.J.M., Lohardaga in connection with Complaint Case No.127/2015 appertaining to its Trial No.437/2015, whereby, the petitioner has been convicted for the offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instrument Act and he has been sentenced to undergo S.I. of two years along with compensation of Rs.4,00,000/- and the learned trial court has observed that the said compensation amount if realized, the same should be given to the complainant without prejudiced his civil rights. The further prayer is made for setting-aside the judgment dated 18.05.2016 passed in Criminal Appeal No.90/2015 by the learned Sessions Judge, Lohardaga, whereby, the appeal preferred by the petitioner has been dismissed and the judgment of conviction passed by the learned trial court is upheld and order of sentence is modified to the effect that the petitioner will pay compensation amount within 30 days of that order otherwise he will be required to pay interest @ 10% from the date of judgment till realization of the compensation.

8. Mr. Krishna Shankar, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that three cheques of Rs.1,00,000/- each has been issued by the petitioner herein, which was dishonoured and for that, the said complaint case was filed and pursuant to that, the learned trial court has passed the judgment dated 30.07.2015 by which the petitioner has been convicted and sentenced to undergo S.I. of two years along with compensation of Rs.4,00,000/-, and the said judgment was challenged by the petitioner in the aforesaid criminal appeal, which was dismissed vide judgment dated 18.05.2016. He submits that now a good sense has prevailed between the parties and the matter has been compromised in light of Section 147 of the Negotiable Instrument Act and for that, I.A. No.12010 of 2025 has been filed. He submits that entire awarded amount has been paid by the petitioner to opposite party no.2-complainant. He submits that in view of that, this case may kindly be allowed to be compounded.

*Rest of the document can be viewed at: (https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/ecourtindiaHC/cases/display_pdf.php?filename=A9S7c5LDIsB6RXaCf816x2C7lo9JJX82xbstdSLgBIatxZQxtKfIaEmFhj2tgg3o&caseno=Cr.Rev./821/2025&cCode=1&cino=JHHC010265552025&state_code=7&appFlag=)

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