IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR WEDNESDAY, THE 18TH JUNE 2008 / 28TH JYAISHTA 1930 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 3360 of 2005() ------------------------------ CRA.370/2005 of SPECIAL COURT FOR TRIAL FOR MARADU CASES,KOZHIKODE ST.5088/2003 of JUDL.MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS, VADAKARA .................... REVN. PETITIONER: ------------------ PALAKKOOL ABOOBACKER, AGED 55 YEARS, S/O.MOIDU, PALAKKOOL HOUSE, AZHIYOOR AMSOM DESOM, VADAKARA TALUK, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.C.R.SIVAKUMAR RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. V.K.SULAIMAN, S/O.POKKER, VAYAL PARAMBATH HOUSE, KHAIRU MANZIL, AZHIYOOR AMSOM DESOM, VADAKARA, KOZHIKODE. 2. THE STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SRI.B.MOHANLAL FOR R1 PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.C.M.NAZAR THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 18/06/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Crl.R.P. No.3360 of 2005 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 18th day of June, 2008 ORDER The accused in S.T.No.5088 of 2003on the file of the J.F.C.M, Vadakara 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.5716 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