IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.S.GOPINATHAN WEDNESDAY, THE 23RD DECEMBER 2009 / 2ND POUSHA 1931 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 3259 of 2009() ------------------------------ CRA.289/2007 of SESSIONS COURT, THODUPUZHA ST.25/2007 of JUDL. MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS COURT-II, THODUPUZHA .................... REVN. PETITIONER: APPELLANT ------------------------------ MATHEW, S/O.SEBASTIAN, KALAPURACKAL HOUSE, PERUNNILAM KARA, POONJAR, THEKKEKARA VILLAGE, MENACHIL TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.BABY THOMAS SRI.J.PRAKASH J.VADAKKAN RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. RAJEEV K.N, KOTTAYATHU HOUSE, MUTTOM KARA, MUTTOM VILLAGE, THODUPUZHA TALUK. 2. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KERALA. ADV. SRI.P.SANJAY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.RITHWIK THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 23/12/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: P.S.GOPINATHAN, J. ---------------------------------------- Crl.R.P.No.3259 of 2009 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 23rd day of December, 2009 ORDER The revision petitioner was convicted by the Judicial Magistrate of the First Class-II, Thodupuzha in S.T.No.25 of 2007 for offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act and sentenced to simple imprisonment for three months with order to pay Rs.65,000/- as compensation. In Criminal Appeal No.289 of 2007 the conviction and sentence were confirmed. 2. Now, the revision petitioner along with the first respondent settled the matter out of court and filed Crl.M.Appl.No.12581 of 2009 seeking an order to record compounding. Having heard either side, I find no reason to reject the petition. Hence the petition Crl.M.Appl.No.12581 of 2009 is recorded and the revision petitioner would stand acquitted under Section 147 of the Negotiable Instruments Act read with Section 320(8) of the Code of Criminal Procedure and is set at liberty. Revision petition is disposed as above. P.S.GOPINATHAN, JUDGE skj.