IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.S.GOPINATHAN WEDNESDAY, THE 23RD SEPTEMBER 2009 / 1ST ASWINA 1931 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 2958 of 2009() ------------------------------ CRA.882/2005 of I ADDL. SESSIONS COURT, THRISSUR CC.520/2002 of JUDL. MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS COURT, CHAVAKKAD .................... REVN. PETITIONER: REVN.PETITIONER/APPELLANT/ACCUSED ------------------------------------------------------ T.D.VIJAYAKUMAR, PROPRIETOR SURYA ENGINEER,VETTIKKATT HOUSE, P.O.PULLUVAZHI,(VIA) PERUMBAVOOR. BY ADV. SRI.RAJIT SRI.RANJIT BABU RESPONDENTS: RESPONDENTS/COMPLAINANT & STATE ---------------------------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA,ERNAKULAM. 2. K.BALACHANDRAN, KANNAMMATTIL VEEDU,P.O.ORUMANAYUR, CHAVAKKAD TALUK,THRISSUR DISTRICT. ADV. SRI.V.V.JOY FOR R2 PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.JAYAKRISHNAN THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/09/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: P.S.GOPINATHAN, J. ---------------------------------------- Crl.R.P.No.2958 of 2009 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 23rd day of September, 2009 ORDER The revision petitioner was convicted by the Judicial Magistrate of the First Class, Chavakkad in C.C.No.520/02 for offence under section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act and sentenced to simple imprisonment for three months. He was further directed to pay an amount of Rs.14,000/- as compensation to the second respondent who was the complainant. In appeal the conviction was confirmed but the substantive sentence was reduced to simple imprisonment for 10 days. Assailing the legality, correctness and propriety of the above conviction and sentence as modified in appeal, this revision petition was filed. 2. The revision petitioner and the second respondent now settled the matter out of court and filed Crl.M.Appl.No.9132/09 seeking sanction to compound the offence . Having heard either side and the learned public prosecutor, I find no good reason to reject the petition. Hence Crl.M.Appl.No.9132/09 is recorded. The revision petitioner is Crl.R.P.No.2958 of 2009 2 acquitted under section 147 of the Negotiable Instruments Act read with section 320(8) of the Code of Criminal Procedure and he is set at liberty. Revision petition is disposed as above. P.S.GOPINATHAN, JUDGE skj.