IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.S.GOPINATHAN WEDNESDAY, THE 23RD DECEMBER 2009 / 2ND POUSHA 1931 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 2848 of 2009() ------------------------------ CRA.68/2008 of ADDL.SESSIONS COURT,-I, MAVELIKKARA CC.531/2005 of JUDL.MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS-I, CHENGANNUR .................... REVN. PETITIONER: APPELLANTS/ACCUSED --------------------------------------- V.MURUKESH, AGED 27 YEARS,S/O.VISWAMBARAN K.K., SREEMURUKASADANAM,KURICHIMUTTOM P.O., KIDANGANNOOR VILLAGE,PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.C.V.MANUVILSAN SRI.P.G.SURESH SMT.K.VIDYA SRI.M.R.VIBIN RESPONDENTS: RESPONDENTS/STATE -------------------------------- 1. MANOHARAN NAIR, AGED 53 YEARS,MATHILAKAM HOUSE, PUTHENKAVU P.O.,CHENGANNUR. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA,ERNAKULAM. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.JAYAKRISHNAN ADV. SRI.S.HARIKRISHNAN FOR R1 THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 23/12/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: P.S.GOPINATHAN, J. ---------------------------------------- Crl.R.P.No.2848 of 2009 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 23rd day of December, 2009 ORDER The revision petitioner was convicted by the Judicial Magistrate of the First Class-I, Chengannur in C.C.No.531 of 2005 for offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act and sentenced to simple imprisonment for six months with order to pay Rs.1,55,000/- as compensation. In Criminal Appeal No.68 of 2008 the conviction and sentence were confirmed. 2. Now, the revision petitioner along with the first respondent settled the matter out of court and filed Crl.M.Appl.No.12482 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.12482 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.