Kotha Chalapathi Rao vs. The State Of Andhra Pradesh

Court:High Court of Andhra Pradesh

Judge:Hon'ble Y. Lakshmana Rao

Case Status:Unknown Status

Order Date:15 May 2025

CNR:APHC010180992025

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HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

Sl.<br>No.	Date	ORDER
03.	15.05.2025	Dr.YLR,J
		I.A.No.2<br>of 2025
		Heard learned counsel for the petitioner
		and<br>learned<br>Assistant<br>Public<br>Prosecutor
		representing the State.
		Learned trial Court imposed one (01)
		year imprisonment on the petitioner.
		Learned Appellate Court confirmed the
		conviction for the offence under Section 138
		of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 by
		modifying<br>the<br>compensation<br>from
		Rs.19,00,000/-<br>to<br>Rs.13,16,000/-<br>with<br>a
		direction to pay the same within two (02)
		months from the date of judgment failing
		which the petitioner/appellant shall undergo
		simple imprisonment for one (01) month.
		At the time of pronouncement of the
		Judgment<br>in the Appeal, the petitioner has not
		made himself present before the Court.
		For<br>the<br>reasons<br>mentioned<br>in<br>the
		accompanying affidavit, the Order of sentence
		of imprisonment alone is suspended subject
		to a condition that the petitioner depositing
		50% of the compensation amount modified by
		the learned Appellate Court and the petitioner

	shall forthwith surrender before the learned
	VII Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate,
	Court<br>at<br>Rajamahendravaram.<br>On<br>such
	surrender, the petitioner shall be enlarged on
	bail on his executing a personal bond for a
	sum of Rs.10,000/-<br>(Rupees ten thousand
	only) with two sureties for a like sum each to
	the satisfaction of the learned<br>VII Additional
	Judicial<br>First<br>Class<br>Magistrate,<br>Court<br>at
	Rajamahendravaram.
	Crl.R.C.No.444 of 2025
	List the matter<br>after Summer Vacation,
	2025.
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	Dr.YLR,J
	PSA