IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR TUESDAY, THE 4TH DECEMBER 2007 / 13TH AGRAHAYANA 1929 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 4341 of 2007() ------------------------------ CRA.607/2003 of ADDL. SESSIONS COURT (ADHOC), THRISSUR ST.696/2000 of CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE COURT, THRISSUR .................... REVN. PETITIONER: REVISION PETITIONER/APPELLANT/ACCUSED ------------------------------------------------------- RAJAN KUNNILON, CHERUVATHOOR HOUSE, CHIYYARAM VILLAGE, THRISSUR. BY ADV. SRI.G.SREEKUMAR (CHELUR) RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT AND STATE OF KERALA -------------------------------------------- 1. M/S.KOTTAYIL FINANCIERS (P) LTD., POST POOTHOLE, THRISSUR REP. BY ITS MANAGER AND AUTHORIZED OFFICER, P.L.VARGHESE. 2. THE STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SRI.ROY VARGHESE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.P.RAVEENDRA BABU THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/12/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Crl.R.P. No. 4341 of 2007 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 4th day of December, 2007 ORDER The accused in ST. No. 696 of 2000 on the file of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Thrissur 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. 12833 of 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 Sec. 320 (8) Cr.P.C. This Crl. R.P. is disposed of as above. V. RAMKUMAR,JUDGE sj