IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR TUESDAY, THE 11TH MARCH 2008 / 21ST PHALGUNA 1929 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 795 of 2008(E) ------------------------------ CRA.170/2001 of ADDL. SESSIONS COURT (ADHOC), THALASSERY CC.1183/1997 of JUDL.MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS COURT, TALIPARAMBA .................... REVN. PETITIONER: REVISION PETITIONER/APPELLANT/ACCUSED ------------------------------------------------------- V.V.RAJU,S/O.V.V.RAMAN,AGED 32 YEARS VADAKKEVALAPPIL HOUSE,P.O.KARIMBAM, VIA TALIPARAMBA,TALIPARAMBA TALUK,KANNUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.P.M.HABEEB RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT/STATE ------------------------------------------------------------- 1. M.RAGHAVAN,S/O. URUVADAN MULLOOL HOUSE, RESIDING AT AT CHAVANAPUZHA KARIMBAM P.O., KANNUR DISTRICT. 2. STATE OF KERALA PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KERALA ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. PUZHAKKARA MUHAMMED SRI.O.V.MANIPRASAD THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/03/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Crl.R.P. No.795 of 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 11th day of March, 2008 ORDER The accused in C.C.No. 1183 of 1997 on the file of the J.F.C.M, Taliparamba, 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.2431 of 2008 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. This Crl. R.P. is disposed of as above. V. RAMKUMAR, JUDGE sj