IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR WEDNESDAY, THE 4TH JUNE 2008 / 14TH JYAISHTA 1930 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 4646 of 2006() ------------------------------ STC.330/2004 of JUDL. MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS-II, HOSDRUG CRA.184/2005 of ADDL.SESSIONS COURT (ADHOC), KASARAGOD .................... REVN. PETITIONER: APPELLANT/ACCUSED: ------------------------------------------------------------------- ASMA, AGED 36 YEARS, W/O.K.K. BABU, RESIDING AT F.M. CENTRE, BAKEL JUNCTION, HOSDURG TALUK, PALLIKKARA P.O., KASARGOD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.T.MADHU RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT & STATE: ---------------------------------------------------------------- 1. M.P. JOSEPH AGED 44 YEARS, S/O.PAILO, MUPPATHIYIL HOUSE, KOTTODY P.O., RAJAPURAM, KASARAGOD DISTRICT. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SRI.T.K.VIPINDAS FOR R1 PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.C.M.NAZAR THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 04/06/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Crl.R.P. No. 4646 of 2006 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 4th day of June, 2008 ORDER The petitioner, who is the accused in S.T.C. No. 330/2004 on the file of the J.F.C.M, Hosdurg for an offence punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, challenges the conviction entered and the sentence passed against her concurrently by the courts below. 2. Pending this revision, the parties have settled the matter. Crl.M.A.No. 5255 of 2008 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 counsel. 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by the revision petitioner before the trial court pursuant to the interim order of this court shall be permitted to be withdrawn by the 1st respondent/complainant. This Crl. R.P. is disposed of as above. V. RAMKUMAR, JUDGE sj