IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 28TH FEBRUARY 2008 / 9TH PHALGUNA 1929 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 1841 of 2006() CRA. NO. 326 OF 2003 OF ADDL. SESSIONS JUDGE (ADHOC)II, KASARAGOD IN C.C. NO. 127 OF 2000 OF THE CJM, KASARAGOD REVN. PETITIONER: APPELLANT/ACCUSED. ------------------------------------ T.V.THOMAS, S/O.V.J.VARKEY, THAYIL EDAPPATT HOUSE, P.O.CHITTRIKKAL, KASARAGOD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.K.S.BABU RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT. ------------------------- 1. M/S.MAHARASHTRA APEX CORPROATION LTD., KASARAGOD BRANCH, REPRESENTED BY ITS POWER OF ATTORNEY HOLDER, SASIBHOOSHAN. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SRI.S.R.DAYANANDA PRABHU PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. M.S. BREEZE THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 28/02/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. ................................. Crl.R.P. No. 1841 of 2006 .................................... Dated: 28-02-2008 ORDER The accused in C.C.No. 127 of 2000 on the file of the Chief Judl. Magistrate, Kasaragod 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. 13349 of 2007 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. Money, if any, deposited by the revision petitioner pursuant to the orders, if any, passed by the lower appellate court shall be refunded to the revision petitioner/accused. This Crl. R.P. is disposed of as above. V. RAMKUMAR, (JUDGE) ani.