THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY Crl.R.C.M.P.No.1543 OF 2010 And CRIMINAL REVISION CASE No.549 OF 2010 ORDER: T h e de facto complainant – Basant Kumar Audkia, S/o.Prahalad Rai Audkia is present. The de facto complainant filed his PAN card bearing No.AAAPA7268C, in proof of his identity. The petitioner-accused, who is a lady, is absent, she is reported to be on dialysis and her husband is present. It is reported by the complainant that the matter is settled out of the Court between himself and the accused and a Banker cheque for Rs.5,00,000/-(Rupees five lakhs only) bearing DD No.247947 dated 02.06.2010 of HDFC Bank, payable at Hyderabad, is handed over to the complainant. Another Banker cheque for Rs.75,000/-bearing No.248059 dated 07.06.2010 of HDFC Bank, Hyderabad, is deposited into Court for being handed over to the A.P.Legal Services Authority, towards compounding penalty in view of the Judgment of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Criminal Appeal No.963 of 2010(Arising out of SLP(Crl.)No.6369 of 2007, between DAMODAR S.PRABHU VS. SAYED BABALAL H. As the offence is under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, and in view of the fact that the matter is settled between the parties and the accused has paid the amount covered under the cheque, the petition for compounding the offence is allowed. 2. Accordingly, the Criminal Revision case is allowed and the accused is acquitted under Section 320(8) Cr.P.C. ___________________ P. SWAROOP REDDY, J. 9th June 2010, Note: Issue C.C.by tomorrow. B/o.Rns.