IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.SASIDHARAN NAMBIAR MONDAY, THE 28TH JUNE 2010 / 7TH ASHADHA 1932 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 1515 of 2005 ---------------------------------------------- CRA.772/2003 of ADDL. SESSIONS COURT (ADHOC), THRISSUR CC.1079/1999 of JFCM-III, THRISSUR .................... REVN. PETITIONER/APPELLANT/ACCUSED: ANTO DAVIS, S/O.DEVASSY, PONMANI HOUSE, CHEMBUKAVU, THRISSUR. BY ADV. SRI.G.SREEKUMAR (CHELUR) RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS/COMPLAINANT AND STATE: 1. M/S.GUILD KURIES AND LOANS (P) LTD., PALLITHANAM BUILDING, KARUNAKARAN NAMBIAR ROAD, THRISSUR. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SRI.K.M.JAMALUDHEEN FOR R1 PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.K.S.SIVAKUMAR FOR R2 THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 28/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: M.Sasidharan Nambiar, J. -------------------------- Crl.R.P.No.1515 of 2005 -------------------------- ORDER Petitioner, the accused in C.C.No.1079/1999 on the file of Judicial First Class Magistrate's Court-III, Thrissur, was convicted and sentenced for the offence under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act. Petitioner challenged the conviction and sentence before Sessions Court, Thrissur in Crl.A.No.772/2003. Learned Additional Sessions Judge, on re-appreciation of evidence, confirmed the conviction, but modified the sentence to imprisonment till rising of court and a compensation of Rs.80,000/-. This revision is filed challenging the conviction and sentence. 2. Before this Court, petitioner and first respondent/complainant jointly filed an application under Section 147 of Negotiable Instruments Act to the effect that they have settled all the disputes and first respondent has received the entire amount CRRP 1515/05 2 due and sought permission to compound the offence. 3. An offence under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act is compoundable under Section 147 of Negotiable Instruments Act. As the complainant and the accused have amicably settled their disputes, permission is to be granted to compound the offence as prayed for. Offence is compounded. Revision is disposed recording compounding of the offence under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act. 28th June, 2010 (M.Sasidharan Nambiar, Judge) tkv