IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.S.SATHEESACHANDRAN TUESDAY, THE 28TH APRIL 2009 / 8TH VAISAKHA 1931 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 1401 of 2009() ------------------------------ CRA.931/2005 of ADDL. SESSIONS COURT (ADHOC), FAST TRACK -I, THRISSUR CC.1735/2004 of JUDL. MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS COURT, KUNNAMKULAM .................... REVN. PETITIONER(S):APPELLANT/ACCUSED --------------------------------------------------- KARTHIKEYAN S/O. GOPALAN @ KUNJAN EZHUTHASSAN PARAMJYOTHI, IYYAL P.O., KECHERI, TRISSUR. BY ADV. SMT.MUMTAZ SHUMSUDDIN RESPONDENT(S): COMPLAINANT/STATE --------------------------------------------- 1. N.V.HARIDAS, MANAGING PARTNER, ASSOCIATED CHITS AND INVESTMENTS PERUMBILAVU, TRISSUR. 2. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.SUBHASH CYRIAC FOR R1 THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 28/04/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: S.S. SATHEESACHANDRAN, J ----------------------- CRL. R.P. 1401 OF 2009 --------------------------------- Dated this the 28th day of April, 2009 O R D E R Revision arises from the conviction of the petitioner, concurrently found by the courts below for the offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. Petitioner and the complainant together have filed a petition submitting that the disputes have been settled out of court. They seek for permission to compound the offence. Having regard to the nature of the offence and also the settlement arrived by the parties as evidenced by the compromise petition and also from the submissions made by the counsel on both sides, permission sought for is granted. Conviction and sentence imposed against the revision petitioner for the offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act are set aside, and he is acquitted of that offence. S.S. SATHEESACHANDRAN, JUDGE vkm