THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA CRIMINAL REVISION CASE No.1890 OF 2010 ORDER: 1 The petitioner herein was tried by the learned Special Judicial Magistrate of I Class at Mahabubnagar in C.C.No.194 of 2005 for the offence punishable under section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act. The trial court having analysed the evidence let in by the complainant both oral and documentary, found the petitioner guilty of the said offence and accordingly convicted and sentenced him to undergo simple imprisonment for a period of six months and to pay a fine of Rs.5,000/- in default, to suffer simple imprisonment for a period of three months. Questioning the said judgment dated 13.12.2007 the petitioner preferred Criminal Appeal No.183 of 2007 and the learned IV Additional Sessions Judge (F.T.C.) Mahabubnagar by her judgment dated 05.08.2008 dismissed the said appeal and as the petitioner was absent on the said date when the judgment was pronounced, the appellate court issued N.B.Ws and the same are pending. 2 In the light of the said pendency of the N.B.Ws., it appears that the petitioner got the matter settled by paying the entire cheque amount and after paying the said amount he approached this court and filed the present revision with a petition to condone the delay. 3 In order to ascertain whether the petitioner had really paid the amount covered under the cheque to the 2nd respondent, this court directed the counsel for the petitioner to serve notice on the 2nd respondent. On receipt of the said notice, the respondent / complainant is present before the court today and when questioned he stated that he received the entire cheque amount and he further stated that he has no objection if the case against the petitioner is compounded. 4 As the amount covered under the said cheque was paid and the said offence punishable under section 138 of N.I. Act is compoundable, the same is compounded and the conviction and sentence imposed on the petitioner by the courts below are hereby set aside. 5 Accordingly this revision is disposed of at the stage of admission. -------------- Kvsn 04.10.2010