IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 19TH JUNE 2008 / 29TH JYAISHTA 1930 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 2008 of 2008() ------------------------------ CRA.229/2004 of SESSIONS COURT, KALPETTA ST.1877/2003 of JUDL. MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS-II, SULTHANBATHERY .................... REVN. PETITIONER: ------------------ T.A.POULOSE, S/O.ABRAHAM, THAKKIDIYIL HOUSE, CHETTAPPALAM, PULPALLY. BY ADV. SRI.S.M.PRASANTH RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA,ERNAKULAM. 2. A.C.PIOUS, S/O.CHANDY, ERAMBIL HOUSE, MULLANKOLLU P.O., PULPALLY, SULTHANBATHERY TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.R.SAJEEV FOR R2 PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.P.RAVEENDRA BABU THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/06/2008 , THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Crl.R.P. No. 2008 of 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 19th day of June, 2008 ORDER The accused in S.T. No.1877 of 2003 on the file of the J.F.C.M-II, Sulthanbathery 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.6033 of 2008 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 counsel. 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. He shall be released from prison forthwith, unless his continued detention is found necessary in connection with any other case against him. This Crl. R.P. is disposed of as above. V. RAMKUMAR, JUDGE sj The order shall be communicated to the prison authorities by the Registry forthwith at the petitioner's expense