IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.S.GOPINATHAN WEDNESDAY, THE 23RD DECEMBER 2009 / 2ND POUSHA 1931 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 3816 of 2009(B) -------------------------------------------- (CRL.APPEAL NO.72/2008 OF THE ADDL. SESSIONS COURT (ADHOC-III), MANJERI, C.C. 232/2006 OF THE JUDICIAL FIRST CLASS MAGISTRATE COURT-II, PERINTALMANNA) ............... REVISION PETITIONER/APPELLANT/ACCUSED: -------------------------------------------------------------------- M.A. AJAYAKUMAR, S/O. ASHTAMOORTHI NAMBOODIRI, MUTHUKURUSI, KUNNAKKAVU, PERINTALMANNA TALUK. BY ADV. MR.K.M.SATHYANATHA MENON. RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT/STATE: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. T.P.ABDULLA, S/O. ALU (LATE), VELLIYAMCHERI, MELATTUR, PERINTHALMANNA TALUK. 2. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. R2 BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR MR. JAYAKRISHNAN. THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/12/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: prv. P.S.Gopinathan, J. ========================================== Crl.R.P.3816 of 2009 ========================================== Dated this the 23rd day of December, 2009. ORDER 1.The Judicial Magistrate of the First Class-II, Perinthalmanna, in C.C.No.232 of 2006 on his file convicted the revision petitioner for offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act and sentenced to undergo simple imprisonment for six months. In Crl.A.No.72 of 2008, the conviction was confirmed. Now this revision. 2.The revision petitioner along with the first respondent settled the matter out of court and filed Crl.M.A.No.12814 of 2009 to record compounding. Having heard either side, I find no reason to reject the petition. Hence, the petition, Crl.M.A.12814 of 2009 is recorded and the revision petitioner is acquitted under Section 147 of the Negotiable Instruments Act CRRP3816/09 -:2:- read with Section 320(8) of the Code of Criminal Procedure and set at liberty. Crl.R.P. is disposed of as above. P.S.Gopinathan, Judge. sl.