IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.S.GOPINATHAN MONDAY, THE 21ST DECEMBER 2009 / 30TH AGRAHAYANA 1931 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 3955 of 2009() ------------------------------ CRA.444/2004 of ADDL.SESSIONS COURT, KOTTAYAM CC.505/2003 of JUDL. MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS-II(MOBILE), KOTTAYAM .................... REVN. PETITIONER: PETITIONER/APPELLANT/ACCUSED ------------------------------------------------- VENU,S/O.PADMANABHAN, PALATHINKAL HOUSE, KIZHAKKEKKARA, VADAYAR P.O.,VAIKOM. BY ADV. SRI.BIJU PONTAYIL SMT.DIJI.K.DASAN RESPONDENTS: RESPONDENTS/COMPLAIANT & STATE --------------------------------------------- 1. KERALA STATE, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. 2. RAJAN N. DEVIPURACKAL HOUSE, PADINJAREKKARA P.O., VAICKOM. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.RITHWIK SRI.VASUDEVAN THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21/12/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: P.S.GOPINATHAN, J. ---------------------------------------- Crl.R.P.No.3955 of 2009 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 21st day of December, 2009 ORDER The revision petitioner was convicted by the Judicial Magistrate of the First Class-II, (Mobile), Kottayam in C.C.No.505 of 2003 for offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act and sentenced to simple imprisonment for two months with order to pay Rs.30,000/- as compensation. In Criminal Appeal No.444 of 2004, the conviction was confirmed, but the sentence was reduced to simple imprisonment for one month. The order to pay compensation was sustained. 2. Now, the revision petitioner along with the second respondent settled the matter out of court and filed Crl.M.Appl.No.12554 of 2009 seeking an order to record compounding. Having heard either side, I find no reason to reject the petition. Hence the petition Crl.M.Appl.No.12554 of 2009 is recorded and the revision petitioner would stand acquitted under Section 147 of the Negotiable Instruments Act read with Section 320(8) of the Code of Criminal Procedure and is set at liberty. Revision petition is disposed as above. P.S.GOPINATHAN, JUDGE skj.