THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA CRL.R.C.M.P.No.1867 of 2009 AND CRIMINAL REVISION CASE No.42 of 2002 COMMON ORDER: The Criminal Revision Case is directed against the judgment dated 18.01.2002 passed in Criminal Appeal No.373 of 2001 by the learned I-Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge, Hyderabad, confirming the judgment dated 03.10.2001 passed in C.C.No.2456 of 1998 by the learned XI Metropolitan Magistrate, Secunderabad, whereunder accused No.2 was sentenced to suffer Simple Imprisonment for two months and to pay a fine of Rs.5,000/- for the offence punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act and, in default of payment of fine, to suffer Simple Imprisonment for one month. On 05.08.2009, when the matter was taken up for hearing, both counsel represented that the entire amount was paid by the accused and that they will file a petition seeking compound of the offence. Today, a compromise petition being Crl.R.C.M.P.No.1867 of 2009 is filed by the complainant, duly signed by both parties, praying this Court to permit it to compound the offence with which accused No.2 was charged and to acquit him. In support of the said compromise petition, the Proprietor of the complainant filed an affidavit, wherein he stated that at the instance of friends and well wishers, the matter was settled and compromise was arrived at between both parties, that the accused paid Rs.3,00,000/- in total, towards the settlement of dues covered under the present criminal revision, Crl.R.C.No.2005 of 2004 and also two other C.Cs. pending before the lower Court and he received the same to his full satisfaction and, as such, he has no further claims against the accused. In view of the above, Crl.R.C.M.P. is ordered, and consequently the Criminal Revision Case is allowed, setting aside the judgment dated 03.10.2001 in CC.No.2456 of 1998 on the file of the Court of XI Metropolitan Magistrate, Secunderabad, and the judgment dated 18.01.2002 in Criminal Appeal No.373 of 2001 on the file of the Court of I-Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge, Hyderabad. _________________________ GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA,J 12.08.2009 v v