THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE TIRUMALA DEVI EADA CRIMINAL REVISION CASE No.466 of 2019

ORDER:

This Criminal Revision Case is filed aggrieved by the judgment dated 04.04.2019 passed in Crl.A. No.759 of 2016 by the IV additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge, Ranga Reddy District at L.B. Nagar, wherein the judgment dated 02.09.2016 passed in CC No.144 of 2015 by the VIII Special Magistrate, Cyberabad at Hastinapuram, was conformed.

2. When the matter is taken up for hearing, there is no representation on behalf of the petitioner.

3. Heard learned counsel for the respondent No.2-de facto complainant.

4. Learned counsel for the respondent No.2 has submitted that when the revision petition was taken on file, the sentence of imprisonment was suspended and the petitioner was enlarged on bail subject to condition of the petitioner executing personal bond for a sum of Rs.50,000/- with two sureties for a likesum each. This Court has further directed him to deposit 10% of the compensation amount awarded in CC No.144 of 2015 to the credit of the said case and the said amount was permitted to be withdrawn by the respondent No.1-de facto complainant. Learned counsel further submitted that the revision petitioner has furnished the personal bond and sureties, and was enlarged on bail, but he failed to deposit 10% of the compensation before the trial court. As the petitioner failed to comply with the condition imposed by this Court, he cannot pursue this revision case and hence, prayed to dismiss the same.

5. Perused the record.

6. CC No.144 of 2015 was filed under Section 138 of the NI Act before the VIII Special Magistrate, L.B. Nagar, and the learned Magistrate vide judgment dated 02.09.2016 found the petitioner-accused guilty of the offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act (for short ‘NI Act’) and convicted and sentenced him to undergo simple imprisonment for a period of one year for the said offence and also directed him to pay Rs.9,80,000/- to the complainant towards compensation. Against the said judgment, Criminal Appeal No.759 of 2016 was preferred before the Court of Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge, Ranga Reddy District at L.B. Nagar, wherein the appellate court has dismissed the appeal, confirming the conviction and sentence imposed by the trial court. Aggrieved by the said judgment, the present revision is preferred by the accused. While admitting the revision case on 25.04.2019, this Court has suspended the sentence of imprisonment, subject to the condition that the petitioner shall furnish a personal bond for a sum of Rs.50,000/- along with two sureties for the like sum and further directed the petitioner to deposit 10% of the compensation amount of Rs.9,80,000/-, which the accused has failed to comply and has not taken any pains to represent the matter till date. Therefore, since it is a long drawn litigation of more than a decade and when the revision petitioner fails to appear and fails to comply with the directions of this Court passed on 25.04.2019, this Court finds no merit in the revision and the same is liable to be dismissed. 7. Accordingly, the Criminal Revision Case is dismissed.

Miscellaneous Applications pending, if any, shall stand closed.

____________________________ JUSTICE TIRUMALA DEVI EADA September 19, 2025

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