IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V. RAMKUMAR MONDAY, THE 7TH APRIL 2008 / 18TH CHAITHRA 1930 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 827 of 1999 ----------------------------- CRA.114/1997 of I ADDL. SESSIONS COURT, KOLLAM CC.1085/1995 of JUDL.MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS-I, KOLLAM .................... REVN. PETITIONER: ------------------ DIVAKARAN, THOTTATHIL VEEDU KUNDACHIRA, PERINAD P.O. KOLLAM. BY ADV. SRI.S.SUDHEESHKAR RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THULASI BHAI AMMA W/O. JANARDHANAN PILLAI JANARDHANA NIVAS THULASI BHAVAN, KANDACHIRA, PERI NAD P.O. KOLLAM. 2. STATE OF KERLAA REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERLAA, ERNKAULAM. ADDL.R3. JANARDHANAN PILLAI, JANANRDHANA NIVAS KANDACIRA, PERINAD, KOLLAM. ADDL.R4.GIREENDRAKUMAR, THULASIBHAVAN, KANDACIRA, PRINAD, KOLLAM. ADDL.R5. GEETHAKUMARI AMMA, GIRENDRABHAVAN, CHANAMKULAM CHANDANATHOPPPU P.O. KOLLAM. ADDL.RESPONDENTS 3 TO 5 ARE IMPLEADED AS PER ORDER DATED 7-4- 2008 IN CRL.M.A.NO.3554/2008. BY ADV. SRI.ANCHAL C.VIJAYAN BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR MR. BREEZE.M.S. THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING BEEN FINLALY HEARD ON 7-4-2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Crl.R.P. No. 827 of 1999 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 7th day of April , 2008 ORDER The accused in C.C. 1085/1995 on the file of the J.F.C.M- I, Kollam 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. 3555 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 counsels. 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. This Crl. R.P. is disposed of as above. V. RAMKUMAR, JUDGE ks 2 V. RAMKUMAR,J. C.R.P. NO. 827 of 1999 ORDER 7-4-2008