J.Karunakaran v. K.v.Suresh
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court (Shamim Ahmed, J.) dismissed CRL RC No. 1088 of 2026 as infructuous on 09-06-2026: the revision challenging the 05-05-2026 order in C.M.P. No.737 of 2026 of the Additional District Munsif Cum Judicial Magistrate, Ambur, had no surviving cause of action because the Revision Petitioner had already been convicted and sentenced on 13.05.2026 under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act (six months' simple imprisonment plus payment of the cheque amount of Rs.3,75,000/ within one month, default three months). The petitioner was left free to challenge the conviction before the competent court. Keywords: infructuous criminal revision, Section 138 NI Act, conviction and sentence, Ambur, liberty to challenge.
What did the court decide?
As the Revision Petitioner had already been convicted and sentenced by the Trial Court (judgement of conviction and sentence dated 13.05.2026), no further order was required to be passed in this Criminal Revision Case, as it had become infructuous; accordingly, the Criminal Revision Case was dismissed as infructuous.