Sk. Abdul Kalam v. Haridas Mukherjee
Case brief
What is this about?
CRR 2554 of 2022; S.138 N.I. Act offence; compounding of offence under S.147 N.I. Act (2002 amendment); settlement between parties; defacto-complainant no objection after receiving amount; order of conviction affirmed by Appellate Court quashed; petitioner acquitted; reliance on Meters and Instruments v. Kanchan Mehta 2018(1) SCC 560 and B.V. Seshaiah v. State of Telangana (2023) SCC Online SC 96; Rs.15,000/- deposit withdrawal liberty; Judicial Magistrate 4th Court Burdwan; decided 05.12.2025 by Chaitali Chatterjee (Das), J.
What did the court decide?
Impugned order of conviction (learned Appellate Court's affirmation of the learned Magistrate's conviction) quashed; petitioner acquitted from the charges leveled against him; all pending applications disposed of; liberty granted to withdraw the Rs.15,000/- deposited at admission after complying the formality.