IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.S.GOPINATHAN WEDNESDAY, THE 23RD DECEMBER 2009 / 2ND POUSHA 1931 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 4040 of 2009() ------------------------------ CRA.267/2008 of SESSIONS COURT, KOTTAYAM ST.203/2006 of JUDL.MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS, ETTUMANOOR .................... REVN. PETITIONER: REVISION PETITIONER/APPELLANT/ACCUSED ---------------------------------------------------------- THANKAPPAN.M.N, MUNDAMATTATHIL HOUSE, NEENDOOR.P.O, ONAMTHURUTH VILLAGE, KOTTAYAM TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.V.RAJENDRAN (PERUMBAVOOR) RESPONDENTS: RESPONDENTS/STATE & COMPLAINANT ---------------------------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. 2. TITTY LUKOSE, PLACHERIL HOUSE, NEENDOOR.P.O, REP.PY POWER OF ATTORNEY HOLDER JOY LUKOSE. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.JAYAKRISHNAN ADV.SMT.MAREENA JOSEPH FOR R2 THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/12/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: P.S.GOPINATHAN, J. ---------------------------------------- Crl.R.P.No.4040 of 2009 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 23rd day of December, 2009 ORDER The revision petitioner was convicted by the Judicial Magistrate of the First Class, Ettumanoor in S.T.No.203 of 2006 for offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act and sentenced to simple imprisonment for two months with order to pay Rs.75,000/- as compensation. In Criminal Appeal No.267 of 2008 the conviction was confirmed. But the sentence was reduced to imprisonment till rising of the court and fine of Rs.75,000/-. 2. Now, the revision petitioner along with the second respondent settled the matter out of court and filed Crl.M.Appl.No.12842 of 2009 seeking an order to record compounding. Having heard either side, I find no reason to reject the petition. Hence the petition Crl.M.Appl.No.12842 of 2009 is recorded and the revision petitioner would stand acquitted under Section 147 of the Negotiable Instruments Act read with Section 320(8) of the Code of Criminal Procedure and is set at liberty. Revision petition is disposed as above. P.S.GOPINATHAN, JUDGE skj.