IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR MONDAY, THE 30TH JUNE 2008 / 9TH ASHADHA 1930 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 2154 of 2008() ------------------------------ CRA.288/2004 of SESSIONS COURT, KOLLAM CC.696/2002 of JUDL.MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS-I, PUNALUR .................... REVN. PETITIONER/APPELLANT/ACCUSED: ----------------------------------------------- OMANAKUTTAN, S/O. BHASKARAN PILLAI, VASANTHA VILASOM, ALENCHERRY, YERROR P.O., PATHANAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.R.ARUN RAJ RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS/COMPLAINANT & STATE: --------------------------------------------------------------- 1. DALMY E., DALIA GARDEN, AGASTHYACODE, ANCHAL, KOLLAM. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. R1 BY ADV. SRI.R.KRISHNAKUMAR SRI. C.M. NAZER, PUBLIC PROSECUTOR THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30.06.2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. ===================== Crl.R.P. No. 2154 of 2008 ===================== Dated this the 30th day of June, 2008. ORDER The accused in C.C. No. 696 of 2002 on the file of the Judicial First Class Magistrate-I, Punalur 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. 6540 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. Dated this the 30th day of June, 2008. V. RAMKUMAR,JUDGE. rv