IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 5TH MARCH 2009 / 14TH PHALGUNA 1930 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 841 of 2009() ----------------------------- CRA.945/2005 of SESSIONS COURT, ERNAKULAM ST.4655/2002 of JUDL.MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS, PERUMBAVOOR .................... REVN. PETITIONER(S): APPELLANT/ACCUSED:- --------------------- ANTONY M.J., AGED 47YEARS, S/O.JOSEPH, (4/266/B) MUNDETH HOUSE, PLANTATION CUTTING, AYYAMPUZHA. BY ADV. SRI.M.T.SURESHKUMAR SRI.V.V.RAJA SRI.R.RANJITH RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. BINIL DAS, S/O.DASAIAN, PARAPURATH HOUSE, EDAYAPURAM ROAD, ASOKAPURAM P.O. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. ADV. SRI.S.H.RAJESH FOR R1 P.P. SRI. JAYAKRISHNAN FOR R2 THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 5-3-2009, THE COURT ON 05/03/2009 PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Crl.R.P. 841 of 2009 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dated this the 5th day of March, 2009 O R D E R The accused in S.T. No.4655/2002 on the file of the Judicial First Class Magistrate, Perumbavoor 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. 2515 of 2009 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. Money, if any, deposited by the revision petitioner CRL.R.P. 841/09 2 pursuant to the orders, if any, passed by the lower appellate court shall be refunded to the revision petitioner/accused. This Crl. R.P. is disposed of as above. V. RAMKUMAR, JUDGE. mn.