IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR FRIDAY, THE 3RD AUGUST 2007 / 12TH SRAVANA 1929 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 2926 of 2007() ------------------------------ CRA.121/2002 of I ADDL. SESSIONS COURT, TRIVANDRUM CC.304/1996 of JUDL. MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS COURT- II,NEYYATTINKARA .................... REVN. PETITIONER: REVISION PETITIONER/APPELLANT/ACCUSED ------------------------------------------------------- P.MURALEEDHARAN, S/O.PARAMU, KUTTIL THEKKATHIL, MUZHAMKODI, THODIYOOR P.O., KARUNAGAPPALLY, KOLLAM. BY ADV. SRI.R.GOPAN RESPONDENTS: RESPONDENTS/COMPLAINANT & STATE -------------------------------------------- 1. GOPALAN NAIR, VILANKARA VEEDU, ELAMANNURKONAM, NARUVAMOODU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.K.S. SIVAKUMAR SRI.G.SUDHEER THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03/08/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Crl.R.P. No. 2926 of 2007 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Dated, this the 3rd day of August 2007 ORDER The accused in C.C. No. 304 of 1996 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate of the First Class Court-III, Neyyattinkara 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 8505 of 2007 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 counsels. 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. Money, if any, deposited by the revision petitioner pursuant to the orders, if any, passed by the lower appellate court shall be refunded to the revision petitioner. This Crl. R.P. is disposed of as above. V. RAMKUMAR, (JUDGE) ani.