IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR FRIDAY, THE 17TH DECEMBER 2010 / 26TH AGRAHAYANA 1932 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 3827 of 2010() ------------------------------------ CRA.582/2003 of ADDL.SESSIONS COURT, THALASSERY STC.979/2003 of ADDL.CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE COURT, THALASSERY .................... REVISION PETITIONER/APPELLANT/ACCUSED ------------------------------------------------------ SHYAMALADEVI.C.O., W/O. BALAKRIHNAN, AGED 50 YEARS, RESIDING AT VRINDAVAN, THIRUVONAPURAM, THUNDIYIL.P.O., KANNUR. BY ADVS. SRI.AYYAPPAN SANKAR SRI.G.SURARSHAN RESPONDENT(S):RESPONDENTS/COMPLAINANT -------------------------------------------------------- 1. N.SUDHAKARAN, S/O. ACHUTHAN, AGED 49, RESIDING AT SARADHA SADANAM, OLD ROAD, KOOTHUPARAMBA.P.O., KANNUR-670 643. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM R1 BY ADV. SRI.LIJU. M.P R2 BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.C.S.HRITHWIK THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 17/12/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: svs/ V. RAMKUMAR, J. ==================== Crl.R.P. No.3827 of 2010 ==================== Dated this the 17th day of December, 2010. ORDER The accused in S.T.C No. 979 of 2003 on the file of the Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Thalassery, 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. 11872 of 2010 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 before the trial court pursuant to the orders, if any, passed by the superior courts shall be refunded to the revision petitioner/accused. This Crl. R.P. is disposed of as above. Dated this the 17th day of December, 2010. V. RAMKUMAR, JUDGE. rv