2022 Supreme(Online)(Mad) 93374
MADRAS HIGH COURT
A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA, J
CHANDRASEKAR – Appellant
Versus
GOVINDARAJAN – Respondent
CRL MP/12673/2021
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
( Criminal Jurisdiction )
Wednesday, the Nineteenth day of January
Two Thousand and Twenty Two
PRESENT
THE HON`BLE MR JUSTICE A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA
Crl.M.P.Nos.12673 of 2021 and 413 of 2022
in Crl.RC.1193 of 2020
Chandrasekar
... Petitioner/Accused
(in both Petitions)
Vs.
Govindarajan
... Respondent/Complainant
(in both Petitions)
Prayer in Crl.M.P.No.12673 of 2021:
Petition filed under section 482 of CrPC to accept
compromise memo filed in Crl.RC.No.1193/2020 consequently
setaside the judgment date 21.02.2020 passed in CA.No.184/2019
on the file of the learned III Additional Sessions Judge, City
Civil Court, Chennai confirming order passed by the
Metropolitan Magistrate court NO.IV(FTC),George Town,Chennai
in CC.No.2381 Of 2016 dated 05.03.2019.
Prayer in Crl.M.P.No.413 of 2022:
Petition praying that in the circumstances stated
therein and in the affidavit filed therewith the High Court
will be pleased to accept the compromise memo filed in the
Crl.RC.No. 1193 of 2020 consequently setaside the Judgement
dated 21.02.2020 passed in C.A.No. 184 of 2019, on the file of
the learned III ADDL. Sessions Judge, City Civil Court,
Chennai Confirming the order passed by the Learned
Metropolitan Magistrate Court No. IV (FTC), George Town,
Chennai in C.C.No. 2381/2016 dated 05.03.2019 and order
permission to the respondent for withdraw the conditional
amount Rs. 2,37,437/- deposited by the petitioner on
19.08.2019 vide challan No. 161258 in CC.No. 2381/2016 on the
file of the M.M. Court , FTC IV George Town.
Prayer in Crl.RC.1193 of 2020:
Criminal Revision Case filed under Section 397 and 401 of
Criminal Code Procedure, to set aside the judgment in
CA.No.184 of 2019 dated 21.02.2020 passed by the learned III
Additional Sessions Judge, Chennai confirming the Judgment
dated 05.03.2019 passed in CC.No.2381 of 2016 on the file of
the learned Metropolitan Magistrate (Fast Track IV) George
Town, Chennai.
Order : This petition coming on for hearing on this day upon
perusing the petition and the filed in support thereof and
upon hearing the arguments of Mr.S.N.Subramani, Advocate for
the Petitioner and of Mr.C.V.Kumar for M/s.P.Vishnu for the
Respondent the court made the following order:-
The learned counsel for the respondent/complainant would
submit that the petitioner/accused introduced himself as big
merchant dealing in Export and Import of agricultural products
to local and foreign buyers and thereby induced the
respondent/complainant to purchase maize and also promised to
clear the purchase order within a period of two weeks. Based
on the said words, the respondent/complainant supplied maize
for the period from 23.07.2014 to 23.01.2015. The accused is
liable to pay a sum of Rs.11,15,941/-, whenever, the
respondent/complainant
demanded
the
payment,
the
petitioner/accused sought time and thereafter, issued the
following cheques (i)Cheque No.113657 dated 22.01.2015 for a
sum of Rs.2,74,168/- (ii)Cheque No.113659 dated 22.01.2015 for
a sum of Rs.3,08,854/- (iii)Cheque No.113660 dated 22.01.2015
for a sum of Rs.90,100/- and (iv)Cheque No.113656 dated
22.01.2015 for a sum of Rs.3,14,059/- all the cheques were
drawn on the Tamil Nadu Mercantile Bank, Namakkal. The
cheques were presented by the respondent/complainant through
his Bank KVB, Armenian Street on 22.01.2015 and they were
returned on 23.01.2015 with an endorsement "funds
insufficient". Thereafter, the respondent/complainant had sent
a legal notice to the petitioner/accused on 04.02.2015 through
RPAD and the same was received by the accused on 06.02.2015.
Despite receiving the legal notice, the accused had not sent
any reply nor settled the amount. Hence, the
respondent/complainant had filed CC.No.2381 of 2016 on the
file of the Metropolitan Magistrate, Fa