IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR MONDAY, THE 23RD JUNE 2008 / 2ND ASHADHA 1930 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 1115 of 2002() ------------------------------ CRA.33/1999 of ADDL.SESSIONS COURT, KOTTAYAM ST.2441/1991 of JUDL.MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS, PALA .................... REVN. PETITIONER: APPELLANT/1ST ACCUSED -------------------------------------------------------------------------- K.V.SEBASTIAN, KOOTUNKAL HOUSE, ST.THOMAS ROAD, PALAI. BY ADV. SRI.VIJU ABRAHAM RESPONDENTS: RESPONDENTS/XCOMPLAINANT --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. V.C.KURIAN, VEGINIKKAL HOUSE, PALAI, VELLAPPADU KARA, LALAM VILLAGE. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM BY ADV. SRI.P.C.HARIDAS FOR R1 PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.P.RAVEENDRA BABU THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 23/06/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Crl.R.P. No.1115 of 2002 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 23rd day of June , 2008 ORDER The accused in S.T. No. 2441 of 1991 on the file of the J.F.C.M, Pala for an offence punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, challenges the conviction entered and the sentence passed against him concurrently by the courts below. 2. Pending this revision, the parties have settled the matter. Crl.M.A.No. 6160 of 2008 has been filed under Section 147 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 seeking permission to record the composition entered into between the revision petitioner and the complainant. The said petition has been signed by both the revision petitioner as well as the complainant and their respective counsel. In the light of this development, the aforementioned composition is recorded and it will have the effect of an acquittal of the revision petitioner within the meaning of Sec. 320 (8) Cr.P.C. This Crl. R.P. is disposed of as above. Dated this the 23 rd day of June, 2008 V. RAMKUMAR, JUDGE sj