IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.R.UDAYABHANU TUESDAY, THE 10TH APRIL 2007 / 20TH CHAITHRA 1929 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 1555 of 2007() ------------------------------ CRA.24/2004 of ADDL. SESSIONS COURT (ADHOC), KOLLAM CC.898/2000 of JUDL.MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS-I, KOLLAM .................... REVN. PETITIONER: ACCUSED/APPELLANT ------------------------------------------------------- H.SURYANARAYANAN, AGED 45 YEARS, ARAPPURA MADAM, PADINJATTINKARA, KOTTARAKKARA, KOLLAM. BY ADV. SRI.DILEEP P.PILLAI RESPONDENTS: RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. 2. P.G.KOSHY PANICKER, PROPRIETOR, PUSHPAMANGALAM FINANCIERS, HOSPITAL JUNCTION, KUNDARA, REPRESENTED BY POWER OF ATTORNEY HOLDER, P.C.LONAPPAN, ACHERIL PUTHEN VEEDU, THEKKEMURI, EAST KALLADA, KOLLAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SMT. LATHA THANKAPPAN THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10/04/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.R.UDAYABHANU, J --------------------------------------------- CRL.R.P.No.1555 of 2007 --------------------------------------------- Dated this the 10th 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.25,000/- to the complainant vide Section 357(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. 2. Counsel for the revision petitioner has only sought for modification of the sentence and time to pay the amount of compensation. In the circumstances, the sentence is modified to imprisonment till the rising of the court. The rest of the sentence is confirmed. Revision petitioner is granted one month's time from today onwards to pay the amount of compensation. He shall appear before the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court-I, Kollam on 15.5.2007 to receive the sentence. Non bailable warrant, pending, if any shall be kept in abeyance till 15.5.2007. The criminal revision petition is disposed of as above. K.R.UDAYABHANU, JUDGE csl