IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.SASIDHARAN NAMBIAR MONDAY, THE 13TH OCTOBER 2008 / 21ST ASWINA 1930 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 3357 of 2008() ------------------------------ CRA.40/2003 OF ADDL. DISTRICT & SESSIONS JUDGE (ADHOC-III), KOLLAM CC.31/2000 of JUDL.MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS-I, PUNALUR .................... REVN. PETITIONER/APPELLANT/ACCUSED: --------------------- PATHROS, AGED 61 YEARS, S/O. DEVEED, SUPERVISOR, EISSFIELD ESTATE, NO.3 DIVISION, KAZHUTHURUTTI, ARYENKAVU, KOLLAM. BY ADV. SRI.BIMAL K.NATH SRI.S.JAMAL SRI.E.M.SUNIL KUMAR RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS/COMPLAINANT & STATE: --------------- 1. BABU, S/O. AAYAPPAN, THRIVENI HOUSE, 4 CENT COLONY, EDAPPALAYAM, ARYENKAVU, KOLLAM. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. ADV. SRI. R. SURAJ KUMAR FOR R1 PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. P. RAVEENDRA BABU FOR R2 THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13/10/2008 , THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: M. SASIDHARAN NAMBIAR, J. ------------------------------------------ CRL.R.P. NO. 3357 OF 2008 AND CRL.M.APPL.NO.10252 OF 2008 ------------------------------------------ Dated this the 13th day of October, 2008 O R D E R Petitioner was convicted and sentenced for the offence under section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act in C.C.31of 2000 by Judicial First Class Magistrate-I, Punalur. First respondent is the complainant. Conviction and sentence were confirmed by Additional Sessions Judge, Kollam in Crl.Appeal 40 of 2003. Revision is filed under section 397 read with section 401 of Code of Criminal Procedure. 2. Along with revision, petitioner filed Crl.M.Appl. 10252 of 2008, a joint petition under section 147 of N.I.Act for permission to compound the offence. The petition shows that the subject matter of the dispute was settled by first respondent and petitioner and first respondent received the entire amount due to him. As the petition is signed by the first respondent and his counsel, apart from petitioner and his counsel, the petition is allowed. Permission is granted to compound the offence. Offence is compounded. M. SASIDHARAN NAMBIAR, JUDGE Okb/-