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2018 (4) TMI 1509 - HC - Indian LawsCompounding of offences - reference to Lok Adalat for settlement of the case - Held that: - Perusal of the record reveals that from the very inception, the petitioner was not interested for reference of the matter for settlement to Lok Adalat as he was apprehensive of the respondent’s intention not to make the payment; it happened true. Despite recording statements before the National Lok Adalat where he agreed to pay certain payments on two dates, the respondent without any plausible reason avoided to make the said payment - Till date, the petitioner has been deprived of the compensation amount awarded by the Trial Court despite the respondent being held guilty for commission of offence punishable under Section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act. The impugned order cannot be sustained as the National Lok Adalat had not passed any ‘award’ on the basis of the statements recorded by both the parties. Lok Adalat had only recorded the terms and conditions whereby the matter was to be compounded before the court concerned on making payment of the amount stated therein. Revision petition allowed.
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