IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR FRIDAY, THE 29TH FEBRUARY 2008 / 10TH PHALGUNA 1929 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 651 of 2008 ----------------------------- CRA.420/2005 of ADDL. SESSIONS COURT-II, MAVELIKKARA CC.709/2004 of JUDL.MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS, HARIPAD .................... REVN. PETITIONER: ------------------ VIJAYAMMA,AGED 51 YEARS,W/O.LATE SATHEESAN,EZHEECKAL PUTHVALIL, MAHADEVIKADU MURI, KARTHIKAPPALLY TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.R.REJI RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. 2. KESAVAN,AGED 56 YEARS,S/O.MADHAVAN, PUNNAMMOOTTIL,PANOOR MURI,THRIKKUNNAPPUZHA VILLAGE,KARTHIKAPPALLY. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR MR. K.S. SIVAKUMAR SRI.V.MADHUSUDHANAN SRI.V.VENUGOPAL SRI.B.UNNIKRISHNA KAIMAL SRI.S.SANKARAN THAMPI SRI.PRAMJI PAUL VAZHAPPILLY SRI.ANIL K.NAIR THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 29/02/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Crl.R.P. No. 651 of 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the day of February, 2008 ORDER The accused in C.C. No. 709 of 2004 on the file of the J.F.C.M-I, Haripad 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. 1733 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 ks