IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.P.BALACHANDRAN MONDAY, THE 18TH DECEMBER 2006 / 27TH AGRAHAYANA 1928 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 4480 of 2006() ------------------------------ CRA.129/2002 of ADDL. SESSIONS COURT (ADHOC), PATHANAMTHITTA CC.216/2000 of JUDL.MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS COURT-I, PATHANAMTHITTA .................... REVN. PETITIONER: ------------------------------- BIJU.M.VARGHESE, MANNIL HOUSE PRKKANAM, OONNUKAL-P.O. CHENNEERKARA BY ADV. SRI.BIJI MATHEW RESPONDENTS: ------------------------- 1. THUNDIYATH BANKERS ARANMULA BRANCH ELAUMTHITTA REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER JOJY J VARGHESE,THUNDIYATH ARANMULA 2. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE ADDL. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR PATHANAMTHITTA. BY ADV. SRI.R.PARTHASARATHY ADV.SRI.C.M.KAMMAPPU THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18/12/2006, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.P.BALACHANDRAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Crl.R.P.NO.4480 OF 2006 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 18th day of December 2006 ORDER Revision is filed by the accused convicted and sentenced for offence under Section 138 of N.I. Act concurrently by the courts below. The parties have settled the matter and the petitioner and the first respondent have jointly filed Crl.M.A.12995/06 compounding the offence. The offence is allowed to be compounded as per order on Crl.M.A.12995/06. In the result, I set aside the conviction and sentence passed against the petitioner/accused by the courts below and acquit him of the offence under Section 138 of the N.I. Act. K.P.BALACHANDRAN, JUDGE jes