IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.S.GOPINATHAN TUESDAY, THE 1ST DECEMBER 2009 / 10TH AGRAHAYANA 1931 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 3712 of 2009() ------------------------------ CRA.346/2003 of ADDL.SESSIONS COURT (FAST TRACK-I), ALAPPUZHA CC.666/2000 of JUDL.MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS-I, CHERTHALA .................... REVN. PETITIONERS: ACCUSED ---------------------------- OUSEPH, S/O. LUKOSE, CHETTUPARAMBIL HOUSE, THIRUNELLOOR P.O., CHERTHALA, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.K.RAMANATHAN RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT & STATE ---------------------------------- 1. L.R.RADHAKRISHNAN, SUJAS HOUSE, C.S.P.IV, KURUPPAMKULANGARA P.O., CHERTHALA, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.JAYAKRISHNAN ADV. SRI.THOMAS JOSEPH FOR R1 THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01/12/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: P.S.GOPINATHAN, J. ----------------------------------- Crl.R.P.No.3712 of 2009 ---------------------------------- Dated this the 1st day of December, 2009 ORDER The revision petitioner was convicted by the Judicial Magistrate of the First Class-I, Cherthala in C.C.No.666 of 2000 for offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act and sentenced to simple imprisonment for one month with order to pay Rs.40,000/- as compensation to the first respondent. In Criminal Appeal No.346 of 2003 the conviction and sentence were confirmed. Now this revision petition. 2. The revision petitioner along with the first respondent settled the matter out of court and filed Crl.M.Appl.No.11752 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.11752 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.