K.Pushpalatha v. B.Omana Amma

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR WEDNESDAY, THE 11TH DAY OF MARCH 2015/20TH PHALGUNA, 1936 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 268 of 2015 () ------------------------------- AGAINST THE JUDGMENT IN CRA 334/2012 of ADDL. SESSIONS COURT - IV, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, DATED 03-07-2014 AGAINST THE JUDGMENT IN ST 472/2007 of J.M.F.C.-2,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DATED 10-07-2012 REVISION PETITIONER(S)/APPELLANT/RESPONDENT/ACCUSED: ----------------------------------------------------------------------- K.PUSHPALATHA, AGED 47 YEARS XVII/454, K.KI.GARDEN-II, VATTIYOORKAVU PANCHAYAT PEROORKADA P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.

BY ADV. SRI.G.SUDHEER RESPONDENT(S)/RESPONDENTS/COMPLAINANT AND STATE: -------------------------------------------------------------------

1. B.OMANA AMMA, TC.36/1252(3), SREEVEL SUBHASH NAGAR, VALLAKADAVU P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM- 695001.

2. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM, 682031.

R1 BY ADV. SRI.R.RAM MOHAN R1 BY ADV. SRI.ANOOP BHASKAR R2 BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.N.SURESH THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11-03-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING:

C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J.

========================== CRL.R.P. No.268 OF 2015 ========================== Dated this the 11th day of March, 2015

ORDER

This revision petition is filed against the concurrent conviction entered against the petitioner under section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. Upon conviction under section 138 NI Act, the Court of Judicial First Class Magistrate-2, Thiruvananthapuram sentenced the petitioner to undergo simple imprisonment for six months and she was also directed to pay an amount of ₹100000/- with 9% interest from 02.02.2007 as compensation to the complainant under section 357(3) Cr.P.C. There was no default clause in the judgment. The petitioner took up the matter in appeal as Crl.A.334 of 2012. In the appeal, the conviction was confirmed but the sentence was modified. In Crl.A.334 of 2012, the Court of the Additional Sessions Judge-IV, Thiruvananthapuram reduced the substantive sentence to imprisonment till rising of court and maintained the direction to pay compensation. In default of payment of compensation, the petitioner was also directed undergo simple imprisonment for three months. This revision petition

Crl.R.P. 268/15 2 has been filed against the said judgment.

2.

Obviously, it is the finding that the revision petitioner failed to discharge the liability towards the first respondent despite the receipt of the statutory notice issued to him pursuant to the dishonour of the cheque for discharging the legally enforceable debt within the statutorily prescribed period that led to the conviction and sentence of the petitioner. In view of the subsequent developments I think it absolutely unnecessary to deal with the contentions of the revision petitioner. Now, Crl.M.A.No.1381 of 2015 has been jointly filed by the revision petitioner and the first respondent-complainant stating that the dispute involved in this case has been settled and seeking to allow compounding of the case between them under section 147 of the N.I. Act. In the light of the provisions under section 147 N.I.Act, the offence under section 138 NI Act is compoundable and evidently, the parties have amicably settled the matter and it has been duly verified by them. In the said circumstances, permission to compound the offence under section

Crl.R.P. 268/15 3 138 of the N.I. Act against the revision petitioner is granted. Resultantly, the judgment passed against revision petitioner in Crl.A.No.334 of 2012 by the Court of Additional Sessions Judge-IV, Thiruvananthapuram and the judgment in S.T.No.472 of 2007 of the Court of Judicial First Class Magistrate-2, Thiruvananthapuram are set aside. The petitioner is acquitted of the offence under section 138 NI Act.

This revision petition is allowed as above.

Sd/- C.T. RAVIKUMAR (JUDGE) spc/