IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR MONDAY, THE 30TH MARCH 2009 / 9TH CHAITHRA 1931 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 1136 of 2009() ------------------------------ CRA.551/2004 of ADDL. SESSIONS JUDGE, FAST TRACK COURT-II, PALAKKAD CC.261/2003 of JUDL.MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS COURT, CHITTUR .................... REVN. PETITIONER(S): APPELLANT/ACCUSED ------------------------------------------------------- NATARAJAN MASTER S/O. RAMANKUTTY, ANJALI LANE, PIRAYIRI, PALAKKAD. BY ADV. SRI.T.K.CHINNAN SRI.B.K.PURUSHOTHAMAN RESPONDENT(S): COMPLAINANT & STATE ---------------------------------------------- 1. RADHAKRISHNAN S/O. APPAMOOTHAN, KAMMANTHARA ROAD, KODUVAYUR, CHITTUR, NOW RESIDING AT 22-576, ATHIRA NIVAS, VENNAKKARA, PALAKKAD. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. ADV. SRI.B.K.GOPALAKRISHNAN FOR R1 P.P.SRI.RAVINDRA BABU FOR R2 THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30/03/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Crl.R.P. No. 1136 of 2009 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dated this the 30th day of March, 2009 O R D E R The accused in C.C. No. 261/2003 on the file of the Judicial First Class Magistrate, Chittur 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.3384 of 2009 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 superior courts shall be refunded to the revision petitioner/accused. This Crl. R.P. is disposed of as above. V. RAMKUMAR, JUDGE. mn.