A.Sangameswaran v. M/S Sakthimurugan Textiles
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 – Sections 138, 147 – Criminal Revision under Sections 397 r/w 401 CrPC
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court (M. Nirmal Kumar, J.), decision dated 07.04.2025, Crl.R.C.No.896 of 2021 — compounding of a Section 138 NI Act cheque-dishonour conviction under Section 147 on compromise between accused A.Sangameswaran and complainant M/s.Sathimurugan Textiles; cheque amount Rs.7,21,497.50/- fully paid (50% deposited at admission, balance Rs.3,60,748/- by DD No.502313 dated 05.04.2025); judgments in STC.No.1062 of 2009 (Tiruppur JM-I) and Crl.A.No.68 of 2018 (Principal Sessions Judge, Tiruppur) set aside; revision allowed; accused acquitted. Keywords: compounding, Section 147 NI Act, acquittal on compromise, cheque amount paid, Tiruppur, Sangameswaran, Sathimurugan Textiles.
What did the court decide?
Revision allowed; conviction judgments of the trial court (STC.No.1062 of 2009, dated 28.06.2018) and the lower appellate court (Crl.A.No.68 of 2018, dated 22.10.2021) set aside upon compounding of the offence under Section 147 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881; petitioner acquitted of all charges.