IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.S.SATHEESACHANDRAN WEDNESDAY, THE 21ST DECEMBER 2011 / 30TH AGRAHAYANA 1933 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 2857 of 2011() ------------------------------ {CRA.147/2010 OF ADDL. SESSIONS COURT (ADHOC)-II, ALAPPUZHA CC.9/2007 OF JDUL.MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS, RAMANKARI} .................... REVN. PETITIONER(S): APPELLANT/ACCUSED --------------------------------------------------------- JOSEPH MATHEW @ JIMMICHAN, AGED 59, MAVELIKALAM, VEZHAPRA P.O., RAMANKARI, KUTTANAD, ALAPPUZHA. BY ADV. SRI.C.A.RAJEEV RESPONDENT(S)/RESPONDENTS/STATE & COMPLAINANT: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. SAJI THOMAS, PATHI VEEDU, THEKKAKKARA P.O., CHAMPAKULAM, ALAPUZHA 688 001. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM - 68 031. R1 BY ADV. SRI.JOHN BRITTO R2 R1 BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.T.R.RAJESH THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21/12/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: S.S.SATHEESACHANDRAN, J. ----------------------------------------------- Crl.R.P.No.2857 of 2011 ----------------------------------------------- Dated this the 21st day of December, 2011 O R D E R Read the order dated 07.12.2011 in Crl.M.A.No.10403/11, by which the request for composition jointly made by the parties, the accused and the complainant, for the offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, {for short 'the Act'}, for which the accused stands convicted, concurrently by the two courts below, was tentatively accepted, directing the accused to pay the costs fixed to the Legal Services Authority. Receipt is produced evidencing payment of costs so fixed to the Kerala State Legal Services Authority. In such circumstances, accepting the request for composition, conviction and sentence imposed against the petitioner/accused are set aside and he is acquitted of the offence under Section 138 of the Act. Revision is disposed of as above. Sd/- (S.S.SATHEESACHANDRAN) JUDGE sk/- //true copy// P.S. to Judge.