IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.R.UDAYABHANU THURSDAY, THE 29TH MARCH 2007 / 8TH CHAITHRA 1929 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 1396 of 2007(E) ------------------------------- CRA.228/2006 of SESSIONS COURT, KOTTAYAM CC.516/2005 of JUDL. MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS, KOTTAYAM .................... REVN. PETITIONER: ---------------------- MARIYAMMA THOMAS, THAKADIYIL VADAKEETHIL VEEDU, S.N. PURAM P.O., PAMPADY, KOTTAYAM. BY ADV. SRI.M.K.CHANDRA MOHANDAS RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. KOTTAYAM CO-OPERATIVE URBAN BANK LTD., REPRESENTED BY ITS BRANCH MANAGER. 2. STATE OF KERALA REP. BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SRI. AMJAD ALI, PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN SRI.SUMESH KUMAR.N.C THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 29/03/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.R. UDAYABHANU, J ================================= CRL. R.P. NO. 1396 OF 2007 ================================= Dated this the 29th day of March 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. 33,500/- to the complainant vide section 357(3) Cr.P.C and in default to undergo simple imprisonment for one month. 2. The counsel for the revision petitioner has only sought for modification of sentence and for time to pay the amount of compensation. In the circumstances, sentence is modified to imprisonment till rising of the court. The rest of the sentence is confirmed. The revision petitioner is granted three months time from today onwards to pay the amount of compensation. The revision petitioner shall appear before Judicial First Class Magistrate-I, Kottayam on 29.06.2007 to receive sentence. The Crl. R.P is disposed of accordingly. K.R. UDAYABHANU, JUDGE. RV