IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR FRIDAY, THE 8TH AUGUST 2008 / 17TH SRAVANA 1930 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 853 of 2002() CRA.658/1999 of ADDL. SESSIONS COURT, FAST TRACK COURT-I, KOZHIKODE C.C.NOS. 943/1997 & 984/ 1997 of JUDL.MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS, VADAKARA .................... REVN. PETITIONER: APPELLANT/ACCUSED T.P.CHANDRAN, S/O. GOVINDAN, THARAKA, PUTHUPPANAM, VADAKARA. BY ADV. SRI.ELVIN PETER P.J. RESPONDENTS: RESPONDENTS/COMPLAINANT 1. KARUNAKARAN NAIR, S/O. KRISHNAN NAIR, VAYONA HOUSE, P.O.MELOOR, KOYILANDY. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR. ADDL. R3 TO R6 IMPLEADED 3. VIJAYALAKSHMI AMMA, W/O. LATE KARUNAKARAN NAIR, VAZHONA HOUSE, MELUR AMSOM, KOYILANDY, KOZHIKODE. 4. DEEPAK, S/O. LATE KARUNAKARAN NAIR, -DO- -DO- 5. AMBILI, D/O. LATE KARUNAKARAN NAIR, -DO- -DO- 6. ABHILASH, S/O. LATE KARUNAKARAN NAIR, -DO- -DO- (ADDL. R3 TO R6 IMPLEADED AS PER ORDER DATED 08.08.2008 IN CRL. M.A. NO. 810/2008) BY ADV. SRI. P. RAVINDRA BABU, PUBLIC PROSECUTOR THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 08/08/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: CRL.R.P.NO. 853/2002 : 2 : ORDER ON Crl.M.A. NO. 4792/2002 IN CRL.R.P.NO. 853/2002 DISMISSED 08.08.2008 sd/- V. RAMKUMAR, JUDGE. /True Copy/ P.A to Judge.: V. RAMKUMAR, J. ===================== Crl.R.P. No. 853 of 2002 ===================== Dated this the 8th day of August, 2008. ORDER The accused in C.C. Nos.943 of 1997 and 984 of 1997 on the file of the Judicial First Class Magistrate, Vadakara 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. 8102 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 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. This Crl. R.P. is disposed of as above. Dated this the 8 th day of August, 2008. V. RAMKUMAR,JUDGE. rv