IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 10TH APRIL 2008 / 21ST CHAITHRA 1930 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 2367 of 2004 ------------------------------ CRA.861/2001 of II ADDL.SESSIONS COURT, ERNAKULAM CC.1922/1998 of CHIEF JUDL.MAGISTRATE, ERNAKULAM .................... REVN. PETITIONER: APPELLANT/ACCUSED: ------------------------------------ SUNNY MATHEW, MELEKANDATHIL HOUSE, MANJUKUNNU ESTATE, PATTIKKADU, THRISSUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.BIJU ABRAHAM RESPONDENTS: RESPONDENTS/COMPLAINANT & STATE: --------------------------------------------- 1. ST. MARY'S FINANCE LTD., MULLASSERY KANAL ROAD, ERNAKULAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE AND OFFICE MANAGER M.P. SURENDRAN. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, ERNAKULAM. ADDL.R3: THE OFFICIAL LIQUIDATOR, OFFICE OF THE OFFICAL LIQUIDATOR COMPANY LAW BHAVAN, IIIRD FLOOR, THRIKKAKARA P.O., KOCHI, 682021. ADDL.R3 IS IMPLEADED AS PER ORDER DATED 16-3-2005 IN CRL.M.A.NO. 3430/2005. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR MR. M.S. BREEZE SRI.K.J.KURIACHAN THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 10/04/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Crl.R.P. No.2367 of 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 10th day of April , 2008 ORDER The accused in C.C. 1922 of 1998 on the file of the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court, Ernakulam, 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. 3848 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 ks