IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR TUESDAY, THE 14TH DECEMBER 2010 / 23RD AGRAHAYANA 1932 CRL.A.No. 915 of 2004() ----------------------- ST.20/1998 of JUDL. MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS COURT, NILAMBUR .................... APPELLANT(S): COMPLAINANT ------------------------- ABDUL NAZAR K., S/O. MOHAMMED, R/O.KOOMANCHERRY HOUSE, CHANTAKUNNU P.O., NILAMBUR, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.K.M.SATHYANATHA MENON RESPONDENTS/ACCUSED-STATE ---------------------------- 1. P.HASSAN, S/O. ALAVI, R/O. SWEET STORE, NEAR POST OFFICE, NILAMBUR P.O., MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 2. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM, COCHIN 682 031. R1 BY ADV. SRI.K.ANAND R2 BY SRI. C.S. HRITHWIK, PUBLIC PROSECUTOR THIS CRIMINAL APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALY HEARD ON 14/01/2010, THE COURT ON 14/01/2010 DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. --------------------------------------- Crl. Appeal No. 915 of 2004 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 14th day of January, 2010 J U D G M E N T The complainant in S.T . No. 20/1998 on the file of J.F.C.M. Nilampur challenges the acquittal of the accused in a prosecution under section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. Pending this appeal the appellant has compounded the offence with the first respondent/accused and they have filed a joint petition in terms of section 147 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. The composition is recorded. Since the complainant has settled the matter with the accused, he does not have any subsisting grievance in the matter and accordingly this appeal is dismissed for non prosecution. V. RAMKUMAR, JUDGE