IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.S.GOPINATHAN TUESDAY, THE 22ND DECEMBER 2009 / 1ST POUSHA 1931 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 3877 of 2009() ------------------------------ CRA.608/2007 of III ADDL.SESSIONS COURT, KOLLAM C.C.No.818 of 2007 of JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE OF THE FIRST CLASS-III, PUNALUR .................... REVN. PETITIONER: REVISION PETITIONER/APPELLANT IN CRA --------------------------------------------------------- A.G.RAJAN,S/O. GOPALAN, AKKARAPAYATHUVILA VEEDU, EZHUKONE VILLAGE, KOLLAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.R.SURAJ KUMAR SRI.N.AJITH RESPONDENTS: STATE & 1ST RESPONDENT IN CRA -------------------------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM. 2. SOLAMAN,S/O. ABRAHAM, BETHEL HOUSE, MATHRA MURI, KARAVALUR VILLAGE, PATHANAPURAM TALUK, KOLLAM DISTRICT. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.RITHWIK ADV. SRI.P.M.NEELAKANDAN FOR R2 THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/12/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: P.S.GOPINATHAN, J. ----------------------------------- Crl.R.P.No.3877 of 2009 ---------------------------------- Dated this the 22nd day of December, 2009 ORDER The revision petitioner was convicted by the Judicial Magistrate of the First Class-III, Punalur in C.C.No.818 of 2007 for offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act and sentenced to simple imprisonment for one month with order to pay Rs.35,000/- as compensation. In Criminal Appeal No.608 of 2007, the conviction was confirmed, but the substantive sentence was reduced to imprisonment till rising of the court. The order to pay compensation was sustained. 2. Now, the revision petitioner along with the second respondent settled the matter out of court and filed Crl.M.Appl.No.12177 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.12177 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.