IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR WEDNESDAY, THE 6TH FEBRUARY 2008 / 17TH MAGHA 1929 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 2920 of 2005() ------------------------------ CRA.336/2003 of II ADDL. SESSIONS COURT, PALAKKAD STC.1882/2002 of JUDL. MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS COURT-I, PALAKKAD REVN. PETITIONER: ACCUSED: M. MUHAMMED RAFEEK, S/O. LATE MUTHU RAWTHUR, PERUVEMBA JUNCTION, PERUVEMBA, PALAKKAD. BY ADV. SRI.H.BADARUDDIN SMT.AYSHA RAHMAN RESPONDENTS: REVISION PETITIONER/COMPLAINANT & STATE: 1. BALAGANESAN, S/O.KANTHA SWAMY CHETTIAR, KALLAMCHIRA, PERUVEMBA, PALAKKAD (DIED). 2. SUPPLIMENTARY RESPONDENTS: M.R. AMBIKA, W/O. LATE BALAGANESAN, 29-A RAMASAIKAMAL, PANANIAPPA NAGAR, RAMANATHAPURAM, COIMBATORE. 3. K.B. RAJESH, S/O. BALAGANESAN, -DO- -DO-. 4. K.B. SMITHA, D/O. BALAGANESAN, -DO- -DO-. 5. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SRI.SAJAN VARGHEESE K. SRI.LIJU. M.P SRI.M.V.BIPIN PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.K.S.SIVAKUMAR THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/02/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Crl.R.P. No. 2920 of 2005 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 6th day of February, 2008 ORDER The accused in S.T.No.1882 of 2002 on the file of the J.F.C.M-I, Palakkad 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. 1 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