IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR TUESDAY, THE 4TH DECEMBER 2007 / 13TH AGRAHAYANA 1929 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 1172 of 2007() ------------------------------------------------ CRA.323/2005 of I ADDL. SESSIONS COURT, KOLLAM CC.1132/1999 of JUDL.MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS, KARUNAGAPPALLY .................... REVN. PETITIONER: APPELLANT/ACCUSED. --------------------------------------------------------------------- J.RAMACHANDRAN PILLAI, SREENILAYATH HOUSE, ADINADU THEKKU MURI, KATTILKADAVU, KULASEKHARAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.C.RAJENDRAN RESPONDENTS: RESPONDENTS/COMPLAINANT. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. 2. B.GOPALAKRISHNA KURUP, CHAROOR PADEETTATHIL HOUSE, NEDIKULAM MURI, KULASEKHARAPURAM FOR VINAYAKAN, VINEETHU HOUSE, KOLLAKA MURI, VADAKKUMTHALA. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.P.RAVEENDRA BABU SRI.P.RAJESH THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 04/12/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Crl.R.P. No. 1172 of 2007 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 4th day of December, 2007 ORDER The accused in C.C.No.1132 of 1999 on the file of the Judicial First Class Magistrate, Karunagapally 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. 12720 of 2007 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 sj