IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR TUESDAY, THE 12TH FEBRUARY 2008 / 23RD MAGHA 1929 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 3343 of 2003() ------------------------------ S.T.NO.98/1999 ON THE FILE OF CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE, KOZHIKODE REVN. PETITIONER: APPELLANT/ACCUSED --------------------------------------------------------------------- M.C.CHACKO, PROPRIETOR, MANKUZHIKARIYIL GLASSES AND HARDWARE, BUS STAND BUILDING, MEENANGADI, WAYANAD. BY ADV. SRI.JOBY CYRIAC RESPONDENTS: RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT/STATE ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. 2. M/S.COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISES, 9/914, ROBINSON ROAD, CALICUT, REPRESENTED BY PARTNER, C.A.RASHEED. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.M.S.BREEZ THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 12/02/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Crl.R.P. No.3343 of 2003 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 12th day of February, 2008 ORDER The accused in ST. No.98/1999 on the file of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kozhikode 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. 1007 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. V. RAMKUMAR, JUDGE sj /True Copy/ P.A To Judge