IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR TUESDAY, THE 8TH APRIL 2008 / 19TH CHAITHRA 1930 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 1233 of 2008() ------------------------------ CRA.361/2002 of III ADDL.SESSIONS COURT, ERNAKULAM CC.1061/1998 of JUDL.MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS-I, MUVATTUPUZHA .................... REVN. PETITIONER: REVISION PETITIONER/APPELLANT/ACCUSED: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- K.M.ALIKUNJU, S/O.MUHAMMED, KARIKUZHI, PUTHENPURA, PLAMMODAN BUILDING, PERUMATTOM KARA, PUTHUPADY, MUVATTUPUZHA. BY ADV. SRI.K.S.MOHAMED HASHIM RESPONDENTS: RESPONDENTS ----------------------------------------------------- 1. V.I.BABY, VATTEKATTU HOUSE, SOUTH MARADI MARADI. 2. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.K.S.SIVAKUMAR SRI.S.SREEDUTT THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/04/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Crl.R.P. No. 1233 of 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 8th day of April, 2008 ORDER Petitioner, who is the accused in C.C.No.1061/1998 on the file of the J.F.C.M-1, Muvattupuzha, 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.3630 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 Crl.R.P.No.1234/2008 -:2:-