THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE B. CHANDRA KUMAR Crl.R.C.M.P. No. 154 of 2010 and Criminal Revision Case No. 481 of 2008 Date: 28.01.2010 Between: M/s. Siva Enterprises, rep. by its Proprietor Pemma Ramanjaneyulu and another .. Petitioners/Accused And Kosana Venugopala Rao and another. .. Respondents. THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE B. CHANDRA KUMAR Crl.R.C.M.P. No. 154 of 2010 and Criminal Revision Case No. 481 of 2008 Judgment: This Criminal Revision Case is filed by the petitioners/accused assailing the judgment dated 24.03.2008 in Criminal Appeal No.402 of 2004 passed by the learned IX Addl. Sessions Judge (FTC), Guntur, confirming the conviction and sentence imposed on them by the learned Judicial Magistrate of First Class for Excise, Guntur, vide judgment dated 13.09.2004 in C.C. No. 256 of 2004 for the offence punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. Now Crl.R.C.M.P. No. 154 of 2010 is filed by both the parties seeking permission to compound the offence. The first respondent/de facto complainant and the revision petitioners/accused are present. The first respondent/de facto complainant stated that they have compromised the matter voluntarily and that he may be permitted to compound the offence and the petitioners/accused may be acquitted of the offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act by setting aside the conviction and sentence imposed on them. In the circumstances, the first respondent/de facto complainant is permitted to compound the offence and accordingly Crl.R.C.M.P. No.154 of 2010 is allowed. Consequently, the Criminal Revision Case is also allowed acquitting the petitioners/accused, under Section 320(8) Cr.P.C., setting aside the conviction and sentence imposed on them by the Courts below for the offence punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. ______________________ B. CHANDRA KUMAR, J. Date: 28.01.2010 Nsr