IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
L.VICTORIA GOWRI, J
M/s.Maruthiram Packaging Industries, Rep. by Vijayakannan – Appellant
Versus
Mariappan – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. cheque dishonour due to insufficient funds leads to conviction under ni act. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. parties enter joint compromise memo. (Para 4 , 5) |
| 3. inherent powers allow quashing non-compoundable private offence via compromise. (Para 6 , 7) |
| 4. conviction set aside; petitioners acquitted. (Para 9) |
ORDER
This Criminal Revision Petition is filed challenging the judgment made in CA No.3 of 2022 by the Principal District and Sessions Judge, Virudhunagar District at Srivilliputhur dated 23.04.2025 by confirming the judgment made in STC No.2374 of 2015 by the learned Judicial Magistrate No.I, Sivakasi dated
13.09.2021.
2. The case of the prosecution is that the accused defaulted in payment of bills amounting to Rs.3,47,725/- and Rs.3,99,269/-, and after deducting the advance amount of Rs.19,594/-, a balance sum of Rs.7,27,400/- remained payable by the petitioners, which he had undertaken to repay on or before 03.08.2015. The accused issued cheques bearing Nos. 212843 and 212845, which, upon presentation on 28.10.2015, were dishonoured due to insufficiency of funds. Thereafter, the complainant issued a statutory legal notice dated 05.11.2015, which was served on the accused
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