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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
MR. JUSTICE SANJAY PRASAD, J
Bijay Kumar Mittal @ Bijay (Vijay) Kumar Mittal @ Bijay Kumar Agarwal, son of Late Jagarnath Mittal @ Late Jagarnath Agarwal – Appellant
Versus
State of Jharkhand – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
SANJAY PRASAD, J.
I. A. (Cr.) No. 1202 of 2025
The present Criminal Revision No. 175 of 2025 has been filed on behalf of the petitioner challenging the judgment dated 19.07.2024 passed by the Sri Anjanee Anuj, learned Additional Sessions Judge-XII, Dhanbad in Criminal Appeal No. 147 of 2022 whereby learned Additional Sessions Judge-XII, Dhanbad has dismissed the appeal by affirming the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 14.11.2022 passed by Shri Rakesh Raushan, Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Dhanbad in Complaint Case No. 2155 of 2019 whereby the petitioner has been convicted for the offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instrument Act and sentenced to undergo S.I. for a period of one (1) year and six (6) months and to pay Rs. 3,80,000/- ( Rupees Three Lakh Eighty Thousand) to the complainant under Section 357 (3) of the Cr. P. C.
2. I. A. (Cr.) No. 1202 of 2025 has been filed on behalf of both the sides by way of a joint compromise application.
3. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State and learned counsel for opposite party no. 2.
4. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the judgments and order
The court allows compounding of offences under the Negotiable Instrument Act in personal disputes without public policy concerns, enabling parties to resolve matters amicably.
The court allows the compounding of an offence under the Negotiable Instrument Act following a compromise between the parties, emphasizing the importance of justice and judicial efficiency.
The court affirmed that compromises can be validly recognized in criminal cases under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, allowing for quashing of proceedings.
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