IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.S.GOPINATHAN MONDAY, THE 21ST DECEMBER 2009 / 30TH AGRAHAYANA 1931 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 3915 of 2009() ------------------------------ CRA.192/2009 of I ADDL. SESSIONS COURT, KOLLAM CC.37/2006 of JUDICIAL FIRST CLASS MAGISTRATE, COURT IV, PUNALUR .................... REVN.PETITIONER/APPELLANT/ACCUSED ------------------------------------------------------ THAMPI @ DAMODHARAN THAMBI, S/O. NANU, BANK EMPLOYEE, CORPORATION BANK, CHANNAPETTA VIA, ANCHAL. BY ADV. SRI.R.SURAJ KUMAR RESPONDENTS- 1ST RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT ----------------------------------------- 1. K.JANAMMA, D/O. MADHAVAN PILLAI, KUZHIVILA VEEDU, YEROOR VILLAGE, PATHANAPURAM TALUK. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. ADV. SRI.N.AJITH FOR R1 PUBLIC PROSECUTOR: SRI HRITHWIK THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21/12/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: P.S.GOPINATHAN, J. ---------------------------------------- Crl.R.P.No.3915 of 2009 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 21st day of December, 2009 ORDER The revision petitioner was convicted by the Judicial Magistrate of the First Class-IV, Punalur in C.C.No.37 of 2006 for offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act and sentenced to simple imprisonment for a period of two months with order to pay Rs.30,000/- as compensation. In Criminal Appeal No.192 of 2007 the conviction was sustained. But the 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 first respondent settled the matter out of court and filed Crl.M.Appl.No.12439 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.12439 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.