V.T.R. Fuel Station Vs Saravanan — Cheque Dishonour | Madras HC (2026)

V.T.R. Fuel Station Vs Saravanan — Cheque Dishonour | Madras HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Direction to the Principal District and Sessions Judge, Karur, to accept the petitioner's memo dated 08.08.2025 and dispose of C.A.No.140 of 2025 in the light of the Supreme Court judgment in Sanjabij Tari Vs. Kishore S.Borcar and another (2025 INSC 1158), particularly paragraph No.37; the Criminal Original Petition stood disposed of with these observations.

Issue for consideration

Whether this Court should direct the Principal District and Sessions Judge, Karur, to accept the petitioner's memo dated 08.08.2025 (expressing readiness to settle amicably per Supreme Court guidelines) and to dispose of the pending appeal C.A.No.140 of 2025 accordingly.

Court's answer

Since the petitioner is ready to settle the amount as per the guidelines issued by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Sanjabij Tari Vs. Kishore S.Borcar and another (2025 INSC 1158), especially paragraph No.37, the Principal District and Sessions Judge, Karur, is directed to accept the petitioner's memo dated 08.08.2025 and proceed to dispose of C.A.No.140 of 2025 in the light of that judgment.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

V.T.R. Fuel Station (proprietor Vikkramathithan), appellant/accused in C.A.No.140 of 2025 pending before the Principal District and Sessions Court, Karur, having been convicted by the Judicial Magistrate No.II, Karur, in S.T.C.No.3416 of 2023 under S.138 Negotiable Instruments Act, filed a memo dated 08.08.2025 offering to settle amicably per Supreme Court guidelines; the memo was not considered by the Appellate Court. In this Criminal Original Petition under S.528 BNSS, the High Court (R. Vijayakumar, J.) held that since the petitioner was ready to settle per the guidelines in Sanjabij Tari Vs. Kishore S.Borcar and another, 2025 INSC 1158 (especially para 37), the Principal District and Sessions Judge, Karur, must accept the memo dated 08.08.2025 and dispose of the appeal accordingly. Petition disposed of on 18.03.2026; order copy to be issued on 23.03.2026.

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

DATED: 18.03.2026

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE R.VIJAYAKUMAR Crl.OP.(MD)No.5601 of 2026

V.T.R. Fuel Station, Rep by its Proprietor, Vikkramathithan, S/o. Kalamegam, IOC Dealers, VC Mottur, Valajapet, Ranipet - 632 513.

...Petitioner

Saravanan ...Respondent

PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of BNSS Act, to direct the learned Principal District and Sessions Judge, Karur, accept the memo filed by the petitioner dated 08.08.2025 and dispose the C.A.No.140 of 2025 on the basis of the memo filed by the petitioner and pass any other suitable order.

For Petitioner : M/s.S.Balaji

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ORDER

The present petition has been filed by the appellant/accused in C.ANo.

140 of 2025, on the file of the Principal District and Sessions Court, Karur, seeking a direction to the concerned Court to accept the memo filed by the petitioner on 08.08.2025.

The petitioner herein has suffered an order of conviction before the trial Court, namely, the learned Judicial Magistrate No.II, Karur, in S.T.C.No. 3416 of 2023, under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act. Challenging the same, the petitioner has preferred an Appeal in C.A.No.140 of 2025, which is pending before the Principal District and Sessions Court, Karur. When the appeal is pending, the petitioner has filed a memo on 08.08.2025 to the effect that he is ready to settle the case as per the law amicably in the light of the judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court. However, so far the memo has not been taken into consideration by the Appellate Court and hence, the present petition.

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Considering the fact that the petitioner is ready to settle the amount as

per the guidelines issued by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in 2025 INSC 1158 in Crl.A.No.1755 of 2010, Sanjabij Tari Vs. Kishore S.Borcar and another, especially in paragraph No.37, there shall be a direction to the Principal District and Sessions Judge, Karur, to accept the said memo dated 08.08.2025 and proceed to dispose of the same in the light of the judgment cited supra.

With the above said observations, this Criminal Original Petition

stands disposed of.

18.03.2026

NCC : Yes/No Index : Yes/No Internet: Yes/No RJR

Note: Issue order copy on 23.03.2026

To

The learned Principal District and Sessions Judge, Karur.

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R.VIJAYAKUMAR, J.

RJR

Crl.OP.(MD)No.5601 of 2026

18.03.2026

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