IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR TUESDAY, THE 29TH JULY 2008 / 7TH SRAVANA 1930 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 1008 of 2000() -------------------------------------------- CRA.256/1995 of I ADDL. SESSIONS COURT, TRIVANDRUM CC.30/1994 of JUDL. MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS COURT-I, NEYYATTINKARA .................... REVN. PETITIONER - APPELLANT - ACCUSED: ------------------------------------------------------------ K. SASIDHARAN NAIR, RATION DEALER, T.R.L. NO.235, KAIMANAM, NEERAMANKARA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.MADATHIL.S.ANILKUMAR SMT.D.JAMEELA DEVI SRI.C.K.THANU PILLAI SRI.T.K.SHAIJ RAJ RESPONDENTS - RESPONDENTS - COMPLAINANT & STATE: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. BHASKARAN, S/O. NARAYANAN, ANIL VIHAR, KAIMANAM, MANNUKULATHICHAMANGALAM DESOM, NEMOM VILLAGE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. DR.K.P.KYLASANATHA PILLAY FOR R1 SRI.P.SREEKUMAR FOR R1 SRI.B.PRABHAT KUMAR FOR R1 SMT.SREEDEVI KYLASANATH FOR R1 BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SHRI C.M. NAZAR R2 THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 29/07/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = CRL. REV. PET. NO.1008 OF 2000 = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Dated this the 29th day of July, 2008 O R D E R ----------- The accused in C.C. No.30 of 1994 on the file of the J.F.C.M-I., Neyyattinkara 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.7371 of 2008 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 counsel. 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 pursuant to the orders, if any, passed by the lower appellate court shall be refunded to CRL. R.P. NO.1008 OF 2000 -: 2 :- the revision petitioner/accused. This Crl. R.P. is disposed of as above. Dated this the 29th day of July, 2008 V. RAMKUMAR, JUDGE. vsv V. RAMKUMAR, J. ===================== CRL. R.P. NO. 1008 OF 2000 ===================== O R D E R ------------------------------------------- 29TH JULY, 2008