IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.S.GOPINATHAN WEDNESDAY, THE 16TH DECEMBER 2009 / 25TH AGRAHAYANA 1931 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 3869 of 2009() ------------------------------ CRA.NO.173 OF 2003 OF ADDITIONAL SESSIONS COURT, PALAKKAD C.C.NO.241 OF 2000 OF CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE, PALAKKAD REVN. PETITIONER/ APPELLANT/ACCUSED -------------------------------------- RANJITH, S/O.MANI, BEENA NILAYAM, MANDAKKAD, KINAVALLUR, PARLI, PALAKKAD TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.JACOB SEBASTIAN RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS/ COMPLAINANT AND STATE ------------------------------------ 1. SHAJU, S/O.SREERAMAN, PALLIKANDATH VEEDU KADUNTHURUTHI, YAKKARA, PALAKKAD TALUK. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ENRAKULAM. ADV. SRI.S.SANTHOSH KUMAR (BALARAMAPURAM) FOR R1 PUBLIC PROSECUTOR: SRI JAYAKRISHNAN THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16/12 /2009 , THE COURT ON 16/12/2009 PASSED THE FOLLOWING: P.S.GOPINATHAN, J. ----------------------------------- Crl.R.P.No.3869 of 2009 ---------------------------------- Dated this the 16th day of December, 2009 ORDER The revision petitioner was convicted by the Judicial Magistrate of the First Class, Palakkad in C.C.No.241 of 2000 for offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act and sentenced to simple imprisonment for two months with order to pay Rs.35,000/- as compensation. In Criminal Appeal No.173 of 2003, the conviction was confirmed. The substantive sentence was reduced to simple imprisonment for one month. The order to pay compensation with default sentence was sustained. 2. Now, the revision petitioner along with the first respondent settled the matter out of court and filed Crl.M.Appl.No.12248 of 2009 seeking an order to record compounding. Having heard either side, I find no reason to reject the petition. Hence the petition Crl.M.Appl.No.12248 of 2009 is recorded and the revision petitioner would stand acquitted under Section 147 of the Negotiable Instruments Act read with Section 320(8) of the Code of Criminal Procedure and is set at liberty. Revision petition is disposed as above. P.S.GOPINATHAN, JUDGE skj.