IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.Q.BARKATH ALI THURSDAY, THE 10TH SEPTEMBER 2009 / 19TH BHADRA 1931 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 187 of 2001() ----------------------------- CC.22/1997 of JUDL.MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS - I, N. PARAVUR CRA.84/1999 of ADDL.SESSIONS COURT, N. PARAVUR .................... REVN. PETITIONER(S): APPELLANT/ACCUSED --------------------- M.C. SALIM KUMAR, S/O. CHANDRAN, MHANAPARAMBIL HOUSE, NANTHIATTUKUNNAM, N. PARAVUR. BY ADV. SRI.M.A.T.PAI RESPONDENT(S): RESPONDENTS/COMPLAINANT AND STATE --------------- 1. P.P. GEORGE, PADANILATH HOUSE, MUPPATHADAM, ALUVA. 2. STATE OF KERALA REP. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. ADV. SRI.K.J.GEORGE FOR R1 SRI.CHARLY PAUL FOR R1 PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI JAYASURYA FOR R2 THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 10/09/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: P.Q. BARKATH ALI, J. -------------------------------------- CRL.R.P.187 of 2001 -------------------------------------- Dated: SEPTEMBER 10, 2009 ORDER The accused in C.C.No.22/1997 of Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, N.Paravur, who is the appellant in Crl.A.No.84/1999 of Addl. Sessions Court, N. Parur, is the revision petitioner. He was convicted for the offence punishable under sec.138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act and sentenced to undergo simple imprisonment for one year by the trial court. On appeal by the accused, the lower appellate court confirmed the conviction and sentence. The accused has come up in revision. 2. When the Crl.R.P. came up for hearing today, counsel for the petitioner and the 1st respondent filed a joint petition seeking permission to compound the offence, which was allowed by me and the offence has been compounded. As the offence is compounded, the revision petition has to be allowed and the revision petitioner has to be acquitted. In the result, the revision petition is allowed as compounded. The conviction and sentence of the revision Crl.R.P.187/01 2 petitioner by the trial court which is confirmed in appeal are set aside and the revision petitioner/accused is acquitted. His bail bonds are cancelled. P.Q. BARKATH ALI, JUDGE mt/-