IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.SASIDHARAN NAMBIAR FRIDAY, THE 31ST OCTOBER 2008 / 9TH KARTHIKA 1930 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 3509 of 2008() ------------------------------ CRA.65/2006 of ADDL. SESSIONS COURT (ADHOC)-II, PALAKKAD ST.5437/2004 of JUDL.MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS COURT, CHITTUR .................... REVN. PETITIONER(S): APPELLANT/ACCUSED -------------------------------------- A GOPINATHAN, S/O. ACHUTHA THARAKAN HARISREE HUSE, NARIMKULAM, ELEVENCHERRY, PALAKAD. BY ADV. SRI.N.K.KARNIS RESPONDENT(S): STATE/COMPLAINANT -------------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. 2. M.SIVADAS, S/O. K. RAMANKUTTY NAIR MARINER, MANGHAT HOUSE, ELEVENCHERRY P.O., PALAKAD DT REPRESENTED BY POWER OF ATTORNEY HOLDER, M.NANDAKUMAR, S/O.K.RAMANKUTTY NAIR, MANGHAT HOUSE, ELEVENCHERRY P.O., PALAKAD. ADV. SRI.SUMESH.S.KALARICKEL FOR R2 BY PP SRI C M KAMMAPPU THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 31/10/2008, ALONG WITH CRL.R.P.3513/2008 THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: M.SASIDHARAN NAMBIAR, J. ........................................... CRL.R.P.NOs. 3509, 3512 & 3514 OF 2008 ............................................ DATED THIS THE 31st DAY OF OCTOBER, 2008 ORDER Second respondent is the complainant and petitioner, the accused in S.T.Nos.5432, 5437 and 5439 of 2004 on the file of Judicial First Class Magistrate, Chittur. All those cases were tried jointly. Petitioner was convicted for the offence under Section 138 of N.I.Act. Petitioner challenged the conviction before Sessions Court, Palakkad in Crl.A.Nos. 64, 65 and 67 of 2006. Learned Sessions Judge, on reappreciation of evidence, confirmed the conviction and sentence and dismissed the appeals. Crl.R.P.3509 of 2008 is filed against the judgment in Crl.A.65 of 2006, Crl.R.P.3513 of 2008 is filed against the judgment in Crl.A.67 of 2006 and Crl.R.P.3514 of 2008 is filed against the judgment in Crl.A.64 of 2006. 2. First respondent the complainant, along with revision petitioner filed Crl.M.A.10851 of 2008 in Crl.R.P.3509, Crl.M.A.10824 of 2008 in Crl.R.P.3513 and Crl.M.A.10826 of 2008 in Crl.R.P.3514, under Section 147 of Negotiable Instruments Act. Second respondent and revision petitioner in the respective applications stated that they have settled the dispute and second respondent has received the amount covered by the dishonoured cheques and therefore they may be permitted to compound the offence. As the first respondent along CRRP 3509 OF 2008 & CONN. 2 with revision petitioner filed the applications, the applications are allowed. Permission is granted to compound the offence. Offence is compounded in all the cases. M.SASIDHARAN NAMBIAR, JUDGE lgk/-