Completion of sentence results in closure of revision petition regarding offenses under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act.

ORDER

This revision petition is preferred impugning the judgment of the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Thodupuzha in Criminal Appeal No.170/2009 for the offence punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act . The above appeal was preferred, challenging the judgment dated 26.08.2009 in C.C No. 325/2004 on the files of the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, Kattappana, whereby the accused was found guilty.

2. The trial court sentenced the revision petitioner to undergo simple imprisonment for a period of one year and to pay a compensation of Rs.2,00,000/- and in default to undergo simple imprisonment for a further period of three months.

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.2,00,000/- with a default clause.

4. When the matter was taken up today, the learned counsel for the revision petitioner submitted that he had already undergone his sentence and filed a memo to that effect.

5. In view of the above submission, nothing survives in this matter and this Criminal Revision Petition is closed.

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