IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOMAS P.JOSEPH TUESDAY, THE 9TH SEPTEMBER 2008 / 18TH BHADRA 1930 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 3190 of 2008() ------------------------------ CRA.483/2005 OF ADDL. SESSIONS COURT (ADHOC), THRISSUR CC.114/2002 OF JUDL. MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS COURT- NO.I, THRISSUR .................... PETITIONER/APPELLANT/ACCUSED: ----------------------------- SOMASUNDARAN, S/O. CHANDRASEKHARAN, MUTTAPPILLY HOUSE, P.O. VALAPPAD, THRISSUR. BY ADV. SRI.M.H.HANIL KUMAR RESPONDENTS/ RESPONDENTS/COMPLAINANT: ------------------------------------- 1. M/S. THE ECOMARK GENERAL FINANCE AND LEASING LIMITED, ROUND SOUTH, THRISSUR REPRESENTED BY MANAGING DIRECTOR, T.V. JAYAKUMAR. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SRI.P.K.SAJEEV - R1 SRI. C.M. NAZAR, PUBLIC PROSECTOR THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09/09/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: THOMAS P. JOSEPH, J. ==================== Crl.R.P.No.3190 of 2008 =========================== Dated this the 9th day of September, 2008. O R D E R Heard the learned counsel for the revision petitioner, 1st respondent and learned public prosecutor. 2. Revision petitioner stands convicted for the offence punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, in C.C.No.114/2002 of Judicial First Class Magistrate Court -I, Thrissur. He was sentenced to undergo simple imprisonment for six months and to pay compensation of Rs.10,000/-. He unsuccessfully preferred an appeal before the Additional Sessions Judge (Adhoc), Fast Track Court-I, Thrissur (Crl.Appeal No.483/2005). Hence this revision petition. 3. In this revision petition, the 1st respondent has filed Crl.M.A.No.9563/2008 reporting settlement and requesting this Court to accept the settlement. The offence punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act is made compoundable by section 147 of the said Act. It is revealed from the application that the compromise is voluntary. Hence, the compromise is accepted. Crl.R.P.No.3190 of 2008 2 Resultantly, the compromise entered between the revision petitioner and the 1st respondent is accepted and that shall have the effect of acquittal of the revision petitioner under Section 320 (8) of Cr.P.C. THOMAS P.JOSEPH JUDGE. bkn/-