IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR WEDNESDAY, THE 11TH MARCH 2009 / 20TH PHALGUNA 1930 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 881 of 2009() ----------------------------- CRA.220/2002 of SESSIONS COURT, KOZHIKOE DIVISION CC.981/1997 of JUDL. MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS-V, KOZHIKODE .................... REVN. PETITIONER(S): APPELLANT/ACCUSED:- --------------------- M.C.SHANMUGHADAS, S/O.PERACHAKKUTTY, MALAYILCHATHANTHODI HOUSE, PERUMUGHAM, FEROKE, KOSHIKODE DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.P.V.KUNHIKRISHNAN SMT.BINDU GEORGE RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. P.SUGUNAN, S/O.GOPALAKRISHNAN NAIR, PARAKKATTIL HOUSE, NALLUR P.O. FEROKE, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY P.P. SRI. PUZHAKKARA MOHAMMED FOR R2 THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 11-3-2009 , THE COURT ON 11/03/2009 PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Crl.R.P. No. 881 of 2009 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dated this the 11th day of March, 2009 O R D E R The accused in C.C.No.981/1997 on the file of the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court-V, Kozhikode 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. 2621of 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. The petitioner shall be released from prison forthwith, unless his continued detention is found necessary in connection with any other case against him. This Crl. R.P. is disposed of as above. V. RAMKUMAR, JUDGE. mn.