IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 17TH JULY 2008 / 26TH ASHADHA 1930 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 1319 of 2008() ------------------------------ CRA.302/2004 of II ADDL. SESSIONS COURT, TRIVANDRUM CC.730/1999 of JUDL. MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS COURT-I, NEYYATTINKARA .................... REVN. PETITIONER: REVN. PETITIONER/APPELLANT/ACCUSED. --------------------------------------------------------------------- RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, S/O.CHELLAPPAN PILLAI, “RENJINI”, KOTTUKAL DESOM, KOTTUKAL VILLAGE. BY ADV. SRI.G.P.SHINOD SRI.MANU V. RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS/STATE & COMPLAINANT: -------------------------------------------------------------- 1. RETNAKUMARAN NAIR, S/O.GOVINDA PILLAI, KEEZHPLANKALA VEEDU,KRISHNAPURAM, KADAVATTARAM DESOM, NEYYATTINKARA. 2. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKLULAM. BY ADV. SRI. P. RAVINDRA BABU, PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.G.SUDHEER FOR R1 THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 17/07/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR , J. ========================== Crl.R.P. No. 1319 of 2008 ========================== Dated this the 17th day of July, 2008. ORDER The revision petitioner, who was the accused in C.C.No. 730 of 1999 on the file of the Judicial First Class Magistrate-I, Neyyattinkara, was convicted for an offence punishable under Section 420 IPC and sentenced to undergo simple imprisonment for one year and to pay a fine of Rs.5000/-. On appeal preferred by him before the Sessions Court, Thiruvananthapuram as Crl. Appeal No. 302 of 2004, as per judgment dated 30.03.2007, the learned Additional Sessions Judge altered the conviction into one under Section 417 IPC and sentenced him to imprisonment till the rising of the court and to pay a compensation of Rs.1,75,000/- under Section 357(3) Cr.P.C. Hence this revision. 2. Pending this revision, the revision petitioner and the complainant have settled the matter and have filed a joint petition as Crl. M.A. No. 7210 of 2008 for compounding the offence and for recording the composition. The composition is recorded and it will have the effect of acquitting the revision CRL. R.P.NO. 1319/2008 : 2: petitioner of the offence punishable under Section 417 IPC, in view of Section 320(8) Cr.P.C. This Crl.R.P. is disposed of as above. Dated this the 17th day of July, 2008. V. RAMKUMAR, JUDGE. rv CRL. R.P.NO. 1319/2008 : 3: