THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY Crl.R.C.No.1539 of 2009 Dated:19th February, 2010 Between: Thota Veeranjaneyulu …Petitioner/Accused AND The State of A.P. rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad & Anr. ….Respondents *** THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY Crl.R.C.No.1539 of 2009 JUDGMENT: This Criminal Revision Case is directed against the judgment dated 17.07.2009 passed in Crl. Appeal No.92 of 2007 on the file of XI Additional District and Sessions Judge (Fast Track Court), Guntur at Tenali, whereby and whereunder the learned Additional District and Sessions Judge confirmed the conviction and sentence of the petitioner/accused for the offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act passed against him in C.C.No.346 of 2005 on the file of I Additional Junior Civil Judge, Tenali, Guntur District. 2. Pending the revision, the petitioner/accused and the Managing Partner of the 2nd respondent/complainant appeared before the Court along with their respective counsel and moved Crl.R.C.M.P.No.461 of 2010 seeking permission to compound the offence. The said Crl.R.C.M.P. is being allowed on this day by a separate order. 3. In view of the offence being compounded, the conviction of the petitioner/accused for the offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act is liable to be set aside. 4. Accordingly, the Criminal Revision Case is allowed setting aside the conviction and sentence of the revision petitioner/accused for the offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act and he is acquitted of the same. The fine amount, if any paid by the revision petitioner, is ordered to be refunded to him. ______________________ B.SESHASAYANA REDDY, J. Date:19th February, 2010. Note: Issue C.C. within three days. B/O cs THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY Crl.R.C.No.1539 of 2009 Dated:19th February, 2010