D.Meenakshi v. M/S. Tamil Kumaran Capitals

ORDER This Criminal Revision Case is filed seeking to call for the records and set-aside the order passed in Crl.M.P. No. 1188 of 2025 dated

21.08.2025 on the file of District and Sessions Court, Karur in view of the settlement arrived at both sides.

¶2The petitioner is an accused in a complaint lodged by the respondent complainant before the leanred Judicial Magistrate No.I, Karur in C.C.No.600 of 2017. After a full-fledged trial, the petitioner was convicted and sentenced to undergo six months imprisonment. She was later taken into custody. Thereafter, she had preferred a criminal appeal, with a delay of 740 days in filing and this Crl.M.P.No.1188 of 2025 is the condone delay petition seeking to condone the delay of 740 days. The petitioner herien is a Doctor, aged 68 years old. However, the the learned District and Sessions Judge, Karur, allowed the same directing the petitioner to deposit 50% of the cheque amount of Rs. 1,71,000/- to the credit of CC.No.600 of 2017 on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate, Fast Track Court @ Magisterial level, Karur. Since, due to her inability to pay the same, the petition was dismissed by order dated 21.08.2025. Pursuant to which she was taken into custody again, and she is now confined at Special Prison for Women, Trichy. In the interagnum, her family had settled the entire cheque amount to the respondent complainant.

¶3When the matter came up for hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioner and the respondent had together submitted before this Court that the petitioner has settled the entire amount.

¶4Recording the same, the order dated 21.08.2025 passed in Crl.M.P. No. 1188 of 2025 by the learned District and Sessions Court, Karur, is set aside and the conviction order dated 05.08.2025 passed by the learned Judicial Magistrate No.I, Karur in C.C.No.600 of 2017 is also set aside.

¶5Accordingl, this Criminal Revision Petition is allowed.

16.07.2026 NCC : yes / no Index : yes / no Note : Issue order copy on 16.07.2026 pnn L. VICTORIA GOWRI, J pnn To

¶1The Judicial Magistrate No.I, Karur.

¶2The District and Sessions Court, Karur.

¶3The Superintendent, Special Prison for Women, Trichy.

ORDER IN CRL RC(MD) No.1183 of 2026 Date : 16/07/2026

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT Dated : 16/07/2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE L. VICTORIA GOWRI D.Meenakshi ... Petitioner Vs M/s. Tamil Kumaran Capitals, Rep. by V.S. Mahalingam, S/o Sadayappa Gounder, Office at Door No. 9/2a, West Gandhi Puram, Senguntha Puram Post, Karur - 2. ... Respondent PRAYER :- To call for the records and set-aside the order passed in Crl.M.P. No. 1188 of 2025 dated 21.08.2025 on the file of District and Sessions Court, Karur in view of the settlement arrived at both sides and allow the Criminal Revision Petition. For Petitioner : Mr. K.Rajeshwaran, Advocate. For Respondent : Mr.Aathimoolapandian