IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR MONDAY, THE 7TH APRIL 2008 / 18TH CHAITHRA 1930 Crl.MC.No. 1485 of 2007() ------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------------- SRI.K.R.SUDEVAN,S/O/.RAMAN, KIDEKULANGARA HOUSE,PELLISSERY, ARATTUPUZHA, THRISSUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.K.RAVEENDRAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. 2. SRI.K.P.BENNY, KANJIRATHINGAL HOUSE, POPE JOHN PAUL NAGAR, 2ND BLOCK,KURIYACHIRA, THRISSUR. BY ADV. SRI.RAJIT PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.M.S.BREEZ THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/04/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Crl.M.C. No. 1485 of 2007 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 7th day of April, 2008 ORDER The petitioner, who is the accused in C.C.No. 848 of 1999 on the file of the J.F.C.M-III, Thrissur 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 Crl.M.C, the parties have settled the matter. Crl.M.A.No. 2953 of 2007 has been filed under Section 147 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 seeking permission to record the composition entered into between the petitioner and the complainant. The said petition has been signed by both the 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 petitioner within the meaning of Sec. 320 (8) Cr.P.C. This Crl. M.C. is disposed of as above. V. RAMKUMAR, JUDGE sj