IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR FRIDAY, THE 28TH SEPTEMBER 2007 / 6TH ASWINA 1929 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 3514 of 2007(E) ------------------------------- CRA.697/2005 of ADDL. SESSIONS COURTS (ADHOC), MAVELIKKARA CC.785/2004 of JUDL.MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS-I, CHENGANNUR .................... REVN. PETITIONER/APPELLANT: ------------------ MANOHARAN, AGED 54, S/O.VIDHYADHARAN, R/O.PULIMOOTTIL HOUSE, KUTTAMPERUR MURI, MANNAR VILLAGE, KUTTAMPERUR P.O., ALAPPUZHA, PIN.689623. BY ADV. SRI.MANJU ANTONEY RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. K.N.GANGADHARAN, RESIDING AT REJANI BHAVAN, PARUMALA P.O., (PARUMALA MURI, KADAPRA VILLAGE), KADAPRA, THIRUVALLA (VIA), KUTEMPEROOR MURI, MANNAR VILLAGE, ALAPPUZHA DIST. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT THROUGH PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA. R2 BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR R1 BY ADV. SRI.K.JAYAKUMAR(CHERTHALA) THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 28/09/2007, THE COURT ON 28/09/2007 PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V.RAMKUMAR, J. .................................................................... Crl. R.P. No.3514 of 2007 .................................................................... Dated this the 28th day of September, 2007. ORDER The accused in C.C. No.785/2004 on the file of the Judicial First Class Magistrate-I, Chengannoor 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.10099/2007 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 Section 320(8) Cr.P.C. Money, if any, deposited by the revision petitioner pursuant to the 2 orders, if any, passed by the lower appellate court shall be refunded to the revision petitioner/accused. This Crl.R.P. is disposed of as above. V.RAMKUMAR Judge pms