pIN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THURSDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT: HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL REVISION CASE No.1221 OF 2009 Between: V. Gopala Krishna ……Petitioner - Accused AND State of A.P., Rep. by the Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad & another .....Respondents AND CRIMINAL R.C.M.P. No.772 OF 2010 IN CRIMINAL REVISION CASE No.1221 OF 2009 Between: V. Gopala Krishna & another ……Petitioners AND State of A.P., Rep. by the Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad .....Respondent HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL REVISION CASE No.1221 OF 2009 AND CRIMINAL R.C.M.P. No.772 OF 2010 IN CRIMINAL REVISION CASE No.1221 OF 2009 COMMON JUDGMENT: This Criminal Revision Case is filed by the accused V. Gopala Krishna assailing the judgment dated 22-07-2009 in Criminal Appeal No.35 of 2008 passed by the learned IV Additional District and Sessions Judge (Fast Track Court), Mahabubnagar, confirming the conviction and sentence imposed by the learned Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Special Mobile Court, Nagarkurnool in C.C. No.37 of 2006 dated 30-01-2008 for the offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. 2. Criminal R.C.M.P. No.772 of 2010 is filed by both the parties seeking permission of the Court to compound the offence and close the complaint. 3. The complainant O. Narsa Reddy – respondent No.2 herein, and the accused V. Gopala Krishna are present and on being questioned, the complainant reports that the matter has been compromised between them out of Court, as such, they may be permitted to compound the offence and consequently acquit the petitioner closing the complaint. 4. The complainant produced his original ration card bearing No.WAP143900700452 of Fair Price Shop No.7 issued on 14-06-2006 which contains his photograph along with his family members and showing his father’s name as Ogirala Subba Reddy, his date of birth as 19-06-1983, residential address as 7-53, Palem Village, Bijinapally Mandal, Mahabubnagar District. Thus, there is no dispute about the identity of the complainant. Accused No.1 is identified by his counsel. 5. In the circumstances particularly in view of the fact that the parties have amicably settled the matter between them out of Court, they can be permitted to compound the offence and the petitioner can be acquitted of the offence. 6. Accordingly, the parties are permitted to compound the offence and Criminal R.C.M.P. No.772 of 2010 is allowed compounding the offence between the parties. 7. As a sequel, the Criminal Revision Case is also allowed setting aside the conviction and sentence imposed on the petitioner by both the Courts below and he is acquitted under Section 320(8) Cr.P.C. ____________________ P. SWAROOP REDDY, J March 18, 2010. PV