IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR FRIDAY, THE 16TH SEPTEMBER 2011 / 25TH BHADRA 1933 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 2211 of 2011() -------------------------------------------- CRA.NO.77/2007 OF III ADDL.SESSIONS COURT,KOLLAM CC.NO.1179/02 OF JUDICIAL FIRST CLASS MAGISTRATE COURT, KARUNAGAPPALLY. ................. PETITIONERS/REVISION PETITIONER/APPELLANT/ACCUSED: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- V.SREEDHARAN, AYIRATHIL VEEDU, KUTHIRAPANTHI P.O., THAZHAVA, KARUNAGAPPALLY, KOLLAM DISTRICT. BY ADVS. SMT.MINI GANGADHARAN, SRI.SAJUNAM N.C. RESPONDENT(S): RESPONDENTS/STATE & COMPLAINANT: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM - 682 031. 2. T.K.SAROJAM, TOLEX, VADAKKUMTHALA EAST, VADAKKUMTHALA VILLAGE, KARUNAGAPPALLY, KOLLAM DISTRICT, PIN-690 518. R1 BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. SABU SREEDHARAN R2 BY ADV. SMT.KEERTHI SOLOMON THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16/09/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: Kss CRRP.NO.2211/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONERS' ANNEXURE: ANNEX.A1: AFFIDAVIT EXECUTED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT. RESPONDENT'S ANNEXURES: N I L /TRUE COPY/ P.A.TO JUDGE Kss V.RAMKUMAR, J. -------------------------------------- Crl.R.P.No.2211 of 2011 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 16th day of September, 2011 ORDER The accused in C.C.No.1179 of 2002 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate of the First Class-I, Karunagappally, 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.8091 of 2011 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. Crl.R.P.No.2211/2011 2 3. The petitioner shall be released from prison forthwith, unless his continued detention is found necessary in connection with any other case against him. This Crl. R.P. is disposed of as above. Dated this the 16th day of September, 2011. V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE skj Registry shall communicate this order to the Superintendent of the prison where the petitioner is detained provided details of the prison are furnished to the Registry.