IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.S.GOPINATHAN MONDAY, THE 21ST DECEMBER 2009 / 30TH AGRAHAYANA 1931 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 3923 of 2009() ------------------------------ CRA.277/2007 of SESSIONS COURT, KOLLAM ST.84/2006 of JUDL. MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS - III, KOLLAM .................... REVN. PETITIONER/APPELLANT/ACCUSED ------------------------------------------------ GIGI, W/O.ANILKUMAR, P.T.BHAVAN, AKKAVILA JUNCTION, ERAVIPURAM P.O., KOLLAM. BY ADV. SRI.SHABU SREEDHARAN SRI.C.K.PRASAD RESPONDENTS/ RESPONDENTS/COMPLAINANT AND THE STATE ---------------------------------------------------- 1. SODHARAN, S/O.MAHADEVAN, KUNJU VEEDU, PUNNATHALA, KAVAL, KOLLAM. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA. SRI.T.S.ANURAJ FOR R1 PUBLIC PROSECUTOR: SRI HRITHWIK THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21/12/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: P.S.GOPINATHAN, J. ---------------------------------------- Crl.R.P.No.3923 of 2009 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 21st day of December, 2009 ORDER The revision petitioner was convicted by the Judicial Magistrate of the First Class-III, Kollam in S.T.No.84 of 2006 for offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act and sentenced to simple imprisonment for six months with order to pay Rs.55,000/- as compensation. In Criminal Appeal No.277 of 2007 the conviction and sentence were confirmed. 2. Now, the revision petitioner along with the first respondent settled the matter out of court and filed Crl.M.Appl.No.12335 of 2009 seeking an order to record compounding. Having heard either side, I find no reason to reject the petition. Hence the petition Crl.M.Appl.No.12335 of 2009 is recorded and the revision petitioner would stand acquitted under Section 147 of the Negotiable Instruments Act read with Section 320(8) of the Code of Criminal Procedure and is set at liberty. Revision petition is disposed as above. P.S.GOPINATHAN, JUDGE skj.