Hem Chand v. Hp State C-Op. Agriculture and Rural Development Bank Ltd.
Case brief
What is this about?
Hem Chand v. HP State Co-operative Agriculture & Rural Development Bank, Cr. Revision No. 514 of 2025, decided 20.12.2025 by Rakesh Kainthla, Judge. Compounding application (Cr.MP No. 5736 of 2025) on amicable settlement allowed subject to deposit of 15% of cheque amount with Member Secretary, State Legal Services Authorities, Kasumpti Shimla-9 within two weeks, as per Damodar S. Prabhu v. Sayed Babalal H., (2010) 5 SCC 663. Advocates: R.L. Verma (applicant/petitioner), Deepak Sharma (nonapplicant/respondent). Main revision listed after deposition of amount (Cr.MP No. 2736 of 2025 as printed in operative direction).
What did the court decide?
Compounding of the offence allowed on the basis of the amicable settlement, conditional upon the applicant/petitioner depositing 15% of the cheque amount with the Member Secretary, State Legal Services Authorities, Kasumpti Shimla-9 within two weeks; the application stands disposed of, and Cr. Revision No. 514 of 2025 is to be listed after the deposition of the amount.