Criminal Revision Petition No. 267 of 2008 · Kerala High Court · 2008
Case at a glance
Provisions considered
- Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 ss. 138, 147
- Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 s. 320(8)
Judgment
V. RAMKUMAR, J.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Crl.R.P. No.267 of 2008- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Dated this the 4th day of February, 2008ORDERThe accused in C.C.No.253 of 1999 on the file of the ChiefJudicial Magistrate, Kottayam for an offence punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, challenge the conviction entered and the sentence passed against them concurrently by the courts below. 2. Pending this revision, the parties have settled the matter. Crl.M.A.No. 992 of 2008 has been filed under Section147 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 seeking permission to record the composition entered into between the revision petitioners and the complainant. The said petition has been signed by both the revision petitioners as well as the complainant and their respective counsel. In the light of this development, the aforementioned composition is recorded and it will have the effect of an acquittal of the revision petitioners within the meaning of Sec. 320 (8) Cr.P.C. This Crl. R.P. is disposed of as above.V. RAMKUMAR, JUDGE sj
Questions this judgment answers
Which statutory provisions did this judgment involve?
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — ss. 138, 147; Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 — s. 320(8).
Which court decided this case, and when?
Kerala High Court, on 04 Feb 2008. The bench was V RAMKUMAR.
Precedent status how later indexed judgments have treated this case
No known negative treatment found in the Courts & Cases corpus.
This is a result about the indexed corpus, not a finding that the judgment remains good law. Coverage may be incomplete.