Ariyanachi v. Ayyanar

HIGH COURT LEGAL SERVICES COMMITTEE, MADURAI Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai - 625023 Saturday the 18th day of July 2026 SPECIAL LOK ADALAT AWARD (Chapter VI and u/s 21 of Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987) Presided Over by The Honourable Mr.Justice K.RAJASEKAR and Members Mr.G.P.Elango, District Judge (Retired), Mr.R.Jegadeeswaran, Advocate CRL RC(MD) No.866 of 2019 (Appeal against the judgment and decree passed on 04/12/2013 in CC. 86/2013 on the file of the DIST.JUDGE-ELECTION COURT) Ariyanachi W/o.Kadarkarai, No.35, Mangapuram North Street, Srivilliputhur, Virudhunagar District. ...Petitioner Versus Ayyanar S/o.Ayyanar, No.239, Mangapuram East Side, South Street, Srivilliputhur, Virudhunagar District. ...Respondent This case came up for settlement before the Lok Adalat. Both the parties present. The counsel for the petitioner Mr.S.Saravanakumar and the counsel for the respondent Mr.M.Jothibasu are present. After mutual discussion, negotiation, mediation and conciliation between both parties and with the assistance of the Bench, both sides consented for settlement. AWARD This Criminal Revision Case is preferred against the judgment delivered by the learned Additional District and Sessions Judge, Srivilliputhur, Virudhunagar District, made in C.A.No.181 of 2013, dated

26.09.2019.

¶2The learned Judicial Magistrate, Fast Track Court (Magistrate Level), Srivilliputhur, has convicted the revision petitioner and sentenced him to undergo six months Simple Imprisonment for the offence under Section 138 r/w. 142 of Negotiable Instrument Act and directed to pay a sum of Rs.5,000/- in default to undergo a further period of three months Simple Imprisonment and the same was confirmed by the learned Additional District and Sessions Judge, Srivilliputhur, Virudhunagar District. Aggrieved by the same, the present Criminal Revision Case has been filed before this Court.

¶3Both parties are present today. On negotiation both parties are agreed to resolve the dispute and accordingly, the defacto complainant agreed to compound the offence on receipt of Rs.60,000/- (Rupees Sixty Thousand) only from the petitioner/accused as full quit. It is also stated that today, the petitioner paid Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) to the defacto complainant and the same is hereby acknowledged. It is brought to the knowledge of this Court that Rs.40,000/- has already been deposited by the petitioner/accused before the Trial Court and the same is also permitted to be withdrawn by the defacto complainant.

¶4Since the petitioner/accused has been convicted in this case, the matter shall be posted before the regular Court for setting aside the conviction and sentence passed by the Additional District and Sessions Judge, Srivilliputhur, Virudhunagar District. Ariyanachi Counsel for the Petitioner Ayyanar Counsel for the Respondent This Lok Adalat award is passed in terms of the above settlement. The full Court fee paid shall be refunded to the appellant in the manner provided under Section 69-A of the Tamilnadu Court Fees and Suits Valuation Act, 1955 and the Court Fees Act, 1870 as provided for under sub Sec.1 of Section 21 r/w 25 of LSA Act 1987 as amended in 1994. The Original of the award shall be place in the court record and copy of the award, kept with High Court Legal Services Committee and one copy each is furnished to both parties free of cost. In agreement of the above, both parties and their counsel have affixed their signatures/ thumb impressions in presence of the Lok Adalat Bench admitting the terms and today conditions and accordingly, the award is passed. JUDGE MEMBER MEMBER To: The Parties/Advocate concerned Copy To

¶1The Additional District and Sessions Judge, Srivilliputhur, Virudhunagar District.

¶2The Officer-in-Charge, High Court Legal Services Committee, Madurai.

¶3The Section Officer, Criminal Records, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

¶4The District Judge – Election Court, Virudhunagar. Typed By INDU/PKN PA To The Hon'ble Judges