IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 28TH FEBRUARY 2008 / 9TH PHALGUNA 1929 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 601 of 2008() ----------------------------- CRA.1/2003 of SESSIONS COURT, TRIVANDRUM CC.458/2001 of JUDL.MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS COURT-V, TRIVANDRUM .................... REVN. PETITIONER: PETITIONER/ACCUSED ---------------------------------------------------------------------- MR. M.J.MATHEW, AGED 47 YEARS S/O.JOSEPH, MULAVINAL HOUSE, RAJAPURAM P.O. KANJANGAD, KASARGODE. BY ADV. SRI.ALIAS M.CHERIAN RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT ----------------------------------------------------- 1. MR. S.JAYAKUMAR, GOVERNMENT QUARTERS 11/126, MELARNNOOR, KARAMANA THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.P.ANIYAN SRI.SURIN GEORGE IPE THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 28/02/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Crl.R.P. No. 601 of 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 28th day of February, 2008 ORDER The accused in C.C.No. 458 of 2001 on the file of the J.F.C.M- V (Special Court for Marklist Cases), Thiruvananthapuram, 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.1908 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 counsel. 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 sj