Conviction under Section 138 NI Act with one month imprisonment and fine was appealed directly to the High Court despite an effective remedy before the Sessions Court. Counsel sought withdrawal; permission granted and appeal dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to approach Sessions Court.
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IN THE HIGH GOURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
WEDNESDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE J.SREENIVAS RAO
CRIMINAL APPEAL NO: 694 OF 2025
Criminal Appeal Under Section 374(3) of Cr P.C againstthe Judgmentmade in C.C.No.218 of 2021 dated 20.06.2025 on the file of the Courtof the Junior Civil J udge-Cum-Judicial Magistrate Of First Class At Sulthanabad.
Between :
Reddy Narsingam, S/o.Madhunaiah, Age.40 years, Occ. CompetitiveTrainer and Advocate, R/o. Gurrampalli Village ofPeddapalli Mandal andDistrict.
...Apella n UAccused
AND
...Respodent No.2/Complainant
lA NO: 1 OF 2025
Petition under Section 528 of BNSSprayingthat in thecircumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support ofthe petition,the HighCourtmay be pleased to suspend the execution of the sentence of imprisonmentimposed against the appeliant on 20.06.2025in C.C. No.218of 2021by the Learned Junior Civil Judge-Cum-Judicial Magistrate Of FirstClassAt Sulthanabad pending disposal of the above criminal appeal.
Counsel for the Appellant : Sri KoppulaSravan Kumar
Counsel for the Respondents :- - -
The Court made the following : ORDER
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THE IION'BLE SRI JUSTICE J. SREENIVAS RAO
CRIMINAL APPEAL No.694 of 202!;
ORDEIT:
This Crirninal Appeal is filed by the app,'llandaccused, aggrieved by the order d,ated 20.06.2025 in C.C.Nr,.l18 o1'2021, passed by the learned Junior Civil .Iudge-cum-Judic ial Magistrate was of First Class at Sultanabad, whereunder the 1,e1i116r.. convictcd fol the offence under Section 138 o1' t rc Negotiable Instrunrent Act, I 881 (fbr short 'NI Act') and senterr,:cd to undergo sirnple imprisonment lbr a period of one month and t,r pay a tine ol Rs. 15,00,000/- to respondent No.2/complainant, rnder Section 357(3) ol the Code of Criminal Procedure and furthr:' the pctitioner is directerl to pay a fine of Rs.2,000/-, in default tc suft-er simplc imprisonnrcnt fbr a period of one rnonth.
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permission of this Court towithdraw the criminal appeal, with a liberty to file appeal beforethe concemedSessions Courl.
Pending miscellaneousapplications, ifany, shall stand
closed.
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SD/. V. KAVITHA PUTY REGIST CTION OFFICER
To, 1. The Junior Civil Judge-Cum-Judicial Magistrate f First Class At Sulthanabad. 2 One CC to Sri Koppula Sravan Kumar, Advocate [OPUC] J. Two CD Copies Svs/gh
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HIGH COURT
DATED:0910712025
ORDER
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CRLA.No.694 of 2025
DISMISSING THE CRLA
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Reddy Narsingam
The State of Telangana
Pittala Laxmaiah
J. Sreenivas Rao
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