IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR TUESDAY, THE 1ST JULY 2008 / 10TH ASHADHA 1930 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 2171 of 2008() ------------------------------ CRA.556/2007 of ADDL.SESSIONS COURT (ADHOC), ALAPPUZHA ST.65/2001 of CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE, ALAPPUZHA .................... REVN. PETITIONER: --------------------------------------- PERLY BERLY, PALLIPARAMBIL HOUSE, KATTOOR P.O, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.GEORGE MATHEW RESPONDENTS: ---------------------------- 1. SURESH KUMAR, S/O.GOPALAKRISHNAN NAIR, PARAPPURATH HOUSE, KATTOOR P.O., ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA,ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SRI.M.C.ANTONY FOR R1 PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.C.M.NAZAR THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01/07/2008 , THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Crl.R.P. No.2171 of 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 1st day of July, 2008 ORDER The accused in S.T. No.65 of 2001 on the file of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Alappuzha 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.6571 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Cr.P.C. The sum of Rs.10,000/-, deposited by the revision petitioner before the trial court shall be permitted to be withdrawn by the 1st respondent/complainant. . This Crl. R.P. is disposed of as above. Dated this the 1 st day of July, 2008. V. RAMKUMAR, JUDGE sj