IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.SASIDHARAN NAMBIAR MONDAY, THE 20TH OCTOBER 2008 / 28TH ASWINA 1930 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 3422 of 2008() ------------------------------ CRA.352/2006 of ADDL.SESSIONS COURT (ADHOC), KOTTAYAM ST.1785/2003 of JUDL. MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS, VAIKOM .................... REVN. PETITIONER(S):APPELLANT/ACCUSED ------------------------------------------------- SANIL K.B. S/O.BHASKARAN THEKKUMKOVIL KULASEKHARAMANGALAM P.O. VAIKOM TALUK KOTTAYAM. BY ADV. SRI.B.PREMOD RESPONDENT(S): COMPLAINANT/FORMAL PARTY ------------------------------------------------------- 1. K.M.LALICHAN,S/O.JOSEPH MATHEW MANNAMBATHU HOUSE KULASEKHARAMANGALAM P.O. VAIKOM TALUK. 2. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY ADV.SRI.BIMAL K.NATH FOR R1 BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.C.M.NAZER FOR R2 THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20/10 /2008 THE COURT ON 20/10/2008 PASSED THE FOLLOWING: M.SASIDHARAN NAMBIAR,J. =========================== Crl.R.P. NO.3422 OF 2008 & Crl.M.Appl.10477/2008 =========================== Dated this the 20th day of October,2008 ORDER Petitioner is the accused and first respondent the complainant in S.T.1785/2003 on the file of Judicial First Class Magistrate, Vaikom and the appellant in Crl.A.352/2006 on the file of Sessions Court, Kottayam. Petitioner was concurrently convicted and sentenced for the offence under section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act. The revision is filed challenging the conviction and sentence. Petitioner and first respondent jointly filed Crl.M.Appl.10477/2008, an application filed under section 147 of Negotiable Instruments Act seeking permission to compound the offence stating that the matter has been settled between them and complainant has no grievance against the petitioner. As the petition is signed by first respondent complainant and his counsel, revision petitioner and his counsel, permission is granted CRRP 3422/2008 2 to compound the offence. Offence is compounded. M.SASIDHARAN NAMBIAR JUDGE tpl/- M.SASIDHARAN NAMBIAR, J. --------------------- W.P.(C).NO. /06 --------------------- JUDGMENT SEPTEMBER,2006