IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR TUESDAY, THE 27TH MAY 2008 / 6TH JYAISHTA 1930 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 1672 of 2008() ------------------------------ CRA.160/2004 of ADDL. SESSIONS COURT (ADHOC-I), KOLLAM CC.351/2002 of JUDL.MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS-I, PUNALUR .................... REVN. PETITIONER: ---------------------- OMANAKUTTAN, S/O. BHASKARAN, VASANTHA VILASOM, EROOR P.O., THONDIYARA, AGASTHIACOD, KOLLAM. BY ADV. SRI.R.ARUN RAJ RESPONDENTS/COMPLAINANT & STATE: --------------------------------------------- 1. P.T. JOSE, S/O. THOMAS, PUTHAYATHU PUTHEN VEEDU, ALAYEMON P.O., ALENCHERI, KOLLAM. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. R1 BY ADV. SRI.R.KRISHNAKUMAR (CHERTHALA) SRI. P. RAVINDRA BABU, PUBLIC PROSECUTOR THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27.05.2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. ===================== Crl.R.P. No.1672 of 2008 ===================== Dated this the 27th day of May, 2008 ORDER The accused in C.C.No. 351 of 2002 on the file of the Judicial First Class Magistrate-I, Punalur 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. 5048 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 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. rv