IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR TUESDAY, THE 26TH JUNE 2007 / 5TH ASHADHA 1929 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 912 of 2003(B) ------------------------------ CRA.306/2001 of ADDL.SESSIONS COURT, KOTTAYAM ST.159/1998 of JUDL. MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS, ERATTUPETTA .................... REVN. PETITIONER: APPELLANT/ACCUSED: ------------------------------------ P.T. JOSEPH, PERUNTHUVALLIL VEEDU, KADANAD KARA, KADANAD VILLAGE, (CLERK, NEELOOR SERVICE CO-OPERATIVE BANK, KAVUMANNU BRANCH). BY ADV. SRI.BECHU KURIAN THOMAS RESPONDENTS: RESPONDENTS/COMPLAINANT: ------------------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. 2. MATHUKUTTY MATHEW, S/O. MATHEW, KUZHINJALIL HOUSE, KADANAD KARA, KADANAD VILLAGE. BY ADV. SRI.V.PHILIP MATHEW PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.K.S.SIVAKUMAR THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 26/06/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. ```````````````````````````````````````````````````` Crl.R.P. No. 912 OF 2003 ```````````````````````````````````````````````````` Dated this the 26th day of June, 2007 O R D E R The revision petitioner, who was the accused in S.T.No.159/1998 on the file of the JFCM, Erattupetta 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 trial court for the said offence. 2. Pending this revision, the parties have settled the matter and have filed Crl.M.A.No.6916/2007 under section 147 of the Act for recording the composition entered into by them. The said petition has been signed by both the revision petitioner as well as the complainant and their respective counsels. The composition is recorded and it will have the effect of an acquittal within the meaning of section 320(8) Cr.P.C. Money, if any, paid by the revision petitioner pursuant to orders, if any, passed by the lower appellate court shall be refunded to the revision petitioner. This revision petition is disposed of as above. (V. RAMKUMAR, JUDGE) aks