P. Edwin v. v. Loganathan
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court common order dated 17.03.2025 dismissing Crl.R.C.Nos.676 & 678 of 2022, filed under Sections 397 and 401 Cr.P.C. by complainant P. Edwin (adv. G. Palani) against respondent/accused V. Loganathan (adv. C.P. Sivamohan). Challenge was to the orders dated 17.04.2021 of the XVIII Additional Sessions Judge, City Civil Court, Chennai in C.A.Nos.314 and 313 of 2019 dismissing enhancement appeals against the judgments dated 06.08.2019 of the Metropolitan Magistrate, Fast Track Court-II, Egmore @ Allikulam, Chennai in C.C.Nos.443 of 2018 and 1978 of 2019; relief sought was enhancement of compensation to double the cheque amount. Result: dismissed, because the offences in both C.C.s were compounded by this Court's orders dated 17.03.2025 in Crl.R.C.Nos.91 and 110 of 2022. Judge: M. Nirmal Kumar, J. No case citations; no monetary figures; filing date not stated.
What did the court decide?
Both Criminal Revision Cases stand dismissed solely in view of the compounding of the offences in the underlying C.C.Nos.1978 of 2019 and 443 of 2018 by this Court's orders dated 17.03.2025 in Crl.R.C.Nos.91 and 110 of 2022; the enhancement prayer was not adjudicated on merits.