IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD FRIDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE B.N.RAO NALLA Crl.RC.MP.2903/2011 in Crl.R.C.1635/2007 & Crl.R.C.No.1635 of 2007 Between: Chukkapalli Srinivas Chowdary ..... PETITIONER/ACCUSED And Talasila Siva Rama Krishnaiah and another .....RESPONDENTS The Court made the following: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE B.N.RAO NALLA Crl.RC.MP.2903/2011 in Crl.R.C.1635/2007 & Crl.R.C.No.1635 of 2007 COMMON ORDER: The Criminal Revision Case is filed by the petitioner/accused against the judgment dated 02.11.2007 in Crl.A.No.25/2007 on the file of the Special Sessions Judge-cum-X Addl.District & Sessions Judge, Krishna at Machilipatnam, by which, the learned Sessions Judge confirmed the conviction and sentence imposed by the learned Addl.Judicial First Class Magistrate, Avanigadda against the petitioner/accused vide judgment dated 22.01.2007 in CC.No.310/2005 for the offence punishable under Sec.138 r/w.141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. During pendency of the revision case, both parties jointly filed Crl.R.C.M.P.2903/2011 seeking to compound the offence under Sec.138 r/w.141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act and setting aside the judgment passed in CC.310/2005 on the file of the Addl.Judicial First Class Magistrate, Avanigadda dated 22.01.2007, as confirmed by the Special Sessions Judge-cum-X Addl.District & Sessions Judge, Krishna at Machilipatnam in Crl.A.25/2007 dated 02.11.2007, in view of the compromise arrived at between the parties. In the said petition, it is stated that both the complainant and the petitioner/accused have compromised the issue and in terms of the compromise, the petitioner/accused paid a sum of Rs.1,50,000/- (Rupees one lakh fifty thousand only) to the 1st respondent/complainant towards full and final settlement, and therefore, the 1st respondent/complainant has no objection to compound the offence and acquit the petitioner/accused for the alleged offence. Today, both the petitioner/accused and the 1st respondent/complainant are present, and both are identified by their respective counsel. On being questioned, the 1st respondent/complainant admitted that he has received Rs.1,50,000/- from the petitioner/accused towards full and final settlement. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, Crl.R.C.MP.2903/2011 is allowed compounding the offence punishable under Sec.138 r/w.141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act against the petitioner/accused. Consequently Crl.R.C.1635/2007 is allowed, the conviction and sentence recorded by the learned Addl.Judicial First Class Magistrate, Avanigadda in C.C.No.310/2005, dated 22.01.2007, as confirmed by the learned Special Sessions Judge-cum-X Addl.District & Sessions Judge, Krishna at Machilipatnam in Crl.A.25/2007 dated 02.11.2007, is set aside, and the accused is acquitted. The bail bonds of the accused shall stand cancelled. ____________________ B.N.RAO NALLA,J Dated: 21.10.2011 Dsr