IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 7TH AUGUST 2008 / 16TH SRAVANA 1930 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 2661 of 2008() ------------------------------ CRA.221/2002 of ADDL.DISTRICT & SESSIONS JUDGE (ADHOC III), KOLLAM CC.241/1999 of JUDL.MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS, PARAVOOR .................... REVN. PETITIONER/REVISION PETITIONER/APPELLANT/ACCUSED: ------------------------------------------------------- PUSHPANGADHAN, AGED 46, THENGUVILLA TEKKATHIL(MICHAVILA BHOOMI COLONY) POLACHIRA P.O., CHIRAKKARA VILLAGE. BY ADV. SRI.B.S.SURESH (CHIRAKKARA) RESPONDENTS/ RESPONDENTS/COMPLAINANT & STATE: -------------------------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. 2. S.PRASAD, S/O SADHU DESSAN, AGED 33, PREM NAGAR, NEDUNGOLAM CHERRY, PARAVOOR. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. P.RAVINDRA BABU SRI.V.VENUGOPALAN NAIR FOR R2. THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/08/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. ===================== Crl.R.P. No. 2661 of 2008 ===================== Dated this the 7th day of August, 2008. ORDER The accused in C.C. No. 241 of 1999 on the file of the Judicial First Class Magistrate, Paravoor 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. 8066 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 counsels. 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. Dated this the 7th day of August, 2008. V. RAMKUMAR,JUDGE. bkn/-