The court allowed the parties to compound the matter under Section 138, leading to the setting aside of the conviction and sentence.

ORDER

This revision petition is preferred impugning the judgment of the learned Additional Sessions Judge (Ad Hoc-I), Ernakulam in Criminal Appeal No.18/2010 for the offence punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act . The above appeal was preferred, challenging the judgment dated 08.12.2009 in S.T. No. 1736/2005 on the files of the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, Kolencherry, whereby the accused was found guilty.

2. The trial court sentenced the revision petitioner to undergo simple imprisonment for a period of one month and to pay a compensation of Rs.35,000/- and in default to undergo simple imprisonment for a further period of one month.

3. The appellate court, as per the impugned judgment, modified and reduced the sentence of imprisonment till rising of the Court and a fine of Rs.35,000/- with a default clause.

4. When the matter was taken up for hearing, the learned counsel for the revision petitioner submitted that the matter has been settled between the parties and has also filed a compounding petition dated 16.06.2025. In view of the compromise arrived at between the parties, nothing survives in this revision petition. The compounding petition is accepted and parties are allowed to compound the matter.

Accordingly, the Criminal Revision Petition is disposed of. The conviction and sentence imposed against the revision petitioner is hereby set aside and he is set at liberty.

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