IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR MONDAY, THE 2ND JUNE 2008 / 12TH JYAISHTA 1930 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 1688 of 2003() ------------------------------ CRA.291/1998 of ADDL. SESSIONS COURT (ADHOC), THALASSERY CC.481/1995 of JUDL.MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS COURT, PAYYANNUR .................... REVN. PETITIONER: APPELLANT/ACCUSED ----------------------------------------------------------------------- K.M.AHAMMED KUTTY, S/O. POCKER, PUTHIYA PURAYIL, P.P.HOUSE, KOLOLAM, VIA-CHALODE, KANNUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.M.V.AMARESAN SRI.V.N.RAMESAN NAMBISAN RESPONDENTS: RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. T.VIJAYAN, S/O. C.KUNHIRAMAN, AGED 48 YEARS, EX-SERVICEMAN, CHITHRA NIVAS, MOORIKOVVEL, P.O. POYYANUR. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM BY ADV. SRI.KALEESWARAM RAJ FOR R1 PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.C.M.NAZAR FOR R2 THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 02/06/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Crl.R.P. No. 1688 of 2003 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 2nd day of June, 2008 ORDER The petitioner, who is the accused in C.C.No.481 of 1995 on the file of the J.F.C.M, Payyannur, 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.5060 of 2008 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. This Crl. R.P. is disposed of as above. V. RAMKUMAR, JUDGE sj