IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 19TH MARCH 2009 / 28TH PHALGUNA 1930 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 1014 of 2009() ------------------------------ CRA.611/2006 of ADDL. SESSIONS COURT (ADHOC-2), THRISSUR CC.1149/2005 of JUDL. MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS COURT, KODUNGALLUR .................... REVN. PETITIONER(S): PETITIONER/APPELLANT/ACCUSED ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DEVAKI W/O. SYAM KUMAR, POOVATHUMKADAVIL HOUSE, PAPPINIVATTOM, KODUNGALLUR, THRISSUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.M.H.HANIL KUMAR RESPONDENT(S): RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. GOPINATHAN S/O. RAMAN ADHIKARI, VALIYAPARAMBIL HOUSE, PANANGAD DESOM, SREENARAYANAPURAM, THRISSUR DISTRICT. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. ADV. SRI.P.K.SAJEEV PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.JAYAKRISHNAN THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/03/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Crl.R.P. No.1014 of 2009 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Dated: 19.03.2009 ORDER The accused in C.C.No.1149 of 2005 on the file of the J.F.C.M, Kodungallur for an offence punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, challenges the conviction entered and the sentence passed against her concurrently by the courts below. 2. Pending this revision, the parties have settled the matter. Crl.M.A.No. 3028 of 2009 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. 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/accused. This Crl. R.P. is disposed of as above. Dated this the 19th March, 2009. V. RAMKUMAR, JUDGE. sj