IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.R.UDAYABHANU FRIDAY, THE 27TH APRIL 2007 / 7TH VAISAKHA 1929 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 701 of 2006() ----------------------------- CRA.292/2005 of I ADDL.SESSIONS COURT, ERNAKULAM CC.1257/2002 of JUDL. MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS-I, KOCHI .................... REVN. PETITIONER: APPELLANT/ACCUSED ----------------------------------- M.P.USHA, AGED 42, DEV. GROUP OF CONSULTANTS, SREEVILASAM, CHALIKKAVATTAM, VYTTILA, COCHIN. BY ADV. SRI.K.R.SUNIL RESPONDENTS: RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT ----------------------------------- 1. RAJESH KUMAR G.P., AGED 30, GOKULAM, CHERTHAL SOUTH P.O., ALAPPUZHA. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA. BY ADV. SRI.BABU PAUL BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.BENJAMIN PAUL THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 27/04/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.R.UDAYABHANU, J --------------------------------------------- CRL.R.P.No.701 of 2006 --------------------------------------------- Dated this the 27th day of April, 2007 O R D E R The revision petitioner stands convicted for the offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act and sentenced to undergo simple imprisonment for three months and to pay a compensation of Rs.42,000/- to the complainant and in default to undergo simple imprisonment for three months. 2. Counsel for the revision petitioner has only sought for modification of the sentence and time to make the payment. In the circumstances, sentence is modified to imprisonment till the rising of the court. The rest of the sentence is confirmed. The revision petitioner is granted three months' time from today onwards to deposit the balance amount. He shall appear before the JFCM-I, Kochi on 30.7.2007 to receive the sentence. Non bailable warrant, pending, if any shall be kept in abeyance till 30.7.2007. The criminal revision petition is disposed of as above. K.R.UDAYABHANU, JUDGE csl