IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR FRIDAY, THE 3RD APRIL 2009 / 13TH CHAITHRA 1931 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 1234 of 2009() ------------------------------ CRA.199/2003 of SESSIONS COURT, KOLLAM CC.427/2001 of JUDL.MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS-I, PUNALUR .................... REVN. PETITIONER/ APPELLANT/ACCUSED:- ------------------------------------------------- M. SALAHUDEEN, KAMPILINIL VEEDU, URUKUNNU, EDAMON, PATHANAPURAM. BY ADV. MR. S.MUHAMMED HANEEFF MR. R.KRISHNAKUMAR (CHERTHALA) RESPONDENTS/ RESPONDENTS/ COMPLAINANT:- ------------------------------------------------------- 1. MONY, S/O. BAHULEYAN, MONYMANDIRAM, PANAYAM, YEROOR, PATHANAPURAM, KOLLAM DISTRICT. 2. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. ADV. MS. NAVA VARGHESE ADV. MR. P.R. JAYAKRISHNAN, PUBLIC PROSECUTOR THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03.04.2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. =============== Crl.R.P. No. 1234 of 2009 ================= Dated this the 3rd day of April, 2009. ORDER The accused in C.C. No.427 of 2001 on the file of the Judicial First Class Magistrate-I, Punalur 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. 3692 of 2009 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. Money, if any, deposited by the revision petitioner before the trial court pursuant to the orders, if any, passed by the superior courts shall be refunded to the revision petitioner/accused. This Crl. R.P. is disposed of as above. Dated this the 3rd day of April, 2009. V. RAMKUMAR, JUDGE. rv