IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.SASIDHARAN NAMBIAR THURSDAY, THE 16TH OCTOBER 2008 / 24TH ASWINA 1930 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 3396 OF 2008() ------------------------------ CRA.180/2005 of ADDL. SESSIONS COURT (ADHOC-I), PATHANAMTHITTA ST.547/2003 of CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE COURT, PATHANAMTHITTA .................... REVN. PETITIONER/APPELLANT/ACCUSED: ---------------------- VARGHESE ABRAHAM, THYKOOTTATHIL, VANCHITHRA, THEKKEMALA, KOZHENCHERRY. BY ADV. SRI.ARUN.B.VARGHESE RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS/COMPLAINANT & STATE: -------------------------------------- 1. PHILIPOSE MATHAI, ATTATHARAYIL VEEDU, KOZHENCHERRY. 2. STATE OF KERALA REP. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. C.M. NAZER FOR R2 ADV. TERRY V. JAMES FOR R1 THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16/10/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: M. SASIDHARAN NAMBIAR, J. ------------------------------------------ CRL.R.P. No. 3396 of 2008 And Crl.M.Appl.No.10391 of 2008 ------------------------------------------ Dated this the 16th day of October, 2008 O R D E R Petitioner was convicted and sentenced for the offence under section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act by Judicial First Class Magistrate, Pathanamthitta in S.T. 547 of 2003. Petitioner challenged the conviction and sentence before Sessions Court, Pathanamthitta in Crl.Appeal 180 of 2005. Appeal was dismissed. It is challenged in this revision. First respondent is the complainant. 2. Petitioner and first respondent jointly filed a petition, Crl.M. Appl. 10391 of 2008, under section 147 of N.I. Act seeking permission to compound the offence stating that the matter has been settled and first respondent has received the entire amount due. As the petition is signed by the first respondent/complainant and his counsel also, Crl.M.P.10391 of 2008 is allowed. Permission is granted to compound the offence. Offence is compounded. M. SASIDHARAN NAMBIAR, JUDGE Okb/-