IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 19TH MARCH 2009 / 28TH PHALGUNA 1930 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 1011 of 2009() ------------------------------ CRA.NO. 179/03 OF ADDL. SESSIONS JUDGE-I, MAVELIKKARA C.C. NO. 471 OF 1999 OF J.F.C.M. KAYAMKULAM REVN. PETITIONER(S): PETITIONER/APPELLANT/ACCUSED ------------------------------------------------- K.VENUGOPALAN NAIR, S/O.P.KRISHNAN NAIR, CHITTOOR KIZHAKKETHIL, CHINGOLI P.O., CHINGOLI VILLAGE. BY ADV. SRI.B.RENJITHKUMAR RESPONDENT(S): RESPONDENTS/STATE & COMPLAINANT ---------------------------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. 2. J.RAJU, S/O.JAMES, PUTHENPURACKAL VEEDU, KANNAMPALLIL BHAGOM MURI, KAYAMKULAM (POWER OF ATTORNEY HOLDER). ADV. SRI.PADMALAYAN.P.P. FOR R2 PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. JAYAKRISHNAN THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/03/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Crl.R.P. No. 1011 of 2009 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Dated: 19-03-2009 ORDER The accused in C.C. No. 471 of 1999 on the file of the J.F.C.M. Kayamkulam 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. 3022 of 2009 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 19th day of March 2009. V. RAMKUMAR, (JUDGE) ani.