IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR FRIDAY, THE 22ND JANUARY 2010 / 2ND MAGHA 1931 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 308 of 2010() ----------------------------- CRA.271/2003 of ADDL.SESSIONS COURT (ADHOC)-III, THALASSERY STC.124/1999 of JUDL.MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS COURT-I, KANNUR .................... REVN. PETITIONER(S): --------------------- FATHIMA, D/O. UMMER, AGED 25 YEARS, ANAKKARAN HOUSE, P.O. KOTTALI, KANNUR BY ADV. SRI.C.K.SREEJITH RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. P.K. SIVADAS, S/O. KARUNAKARAN, AGED 64 YEARS, KOLAPPAL HOUSE, THAVAKKARA, KANNUR - 2 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. P.R. JAYAKRISHNAN THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22-01-2010 , THE COURT ON 22/01/2010 PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Crl.R.P. No. 308 of 2010 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Dated: 22-01-2010 ORDER The accused in S.T. Case No. 124 of 1999 on the file of the J.F.C.M.-I, Kannur, 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. 879 of 2010 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. Money, if any, deposited by the revision petitioner before the trial court pursuant to the orders, if any, passed by the superior courts shall be refunded to the revision petitioner/accused. This Crl. R.P. is disposed of as above. V. RAMKUMAR, (JUDGE) ani.