IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.R.UDAYABHANU WEDNESDAY, THE 12TH SEPTEMBER 2007 / 21ST BHADRA 1929 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 1129 of 2000 ---------------------------------------- CRL.A.341/2000 OF SESSIONS COURT, ERNAKULAM, CC.716/1997 OF JUDL.MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS-II, MUVATTUPUZHA. .................... REVISION PETITIONER/APPELLANT/ACCUSED: -------------------------------------------------------------------- BABY GEORGE, S/O. GEORGE, AGED 38 YEARS, KARAKUNNEL HOUSE, KAVAKKAD.P.O., KALOORKAD. BY ADV. SRI.V.Y.JOSEPH, SRI.PEEYUS A.KOTTAM. RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS/COMPLAINANTS: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. 2. JOJO.M.VATTAKUZHI, VATTAKUZHIYIL HOUSE, KALOORKAD.P.O., KALLOORKAD. BY ADV. SRI.C.S.AJITH PRAKASH, SRI.T.K.DEVARAJAN, PUBLIC PROSCUTOR SRI. C.K. SURESH. THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 12/09/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: ORDER ON CRL.M.P. NO. 5937/2000 IN CRL.R.P. NO. 1129/2000 DISMISSED 12/09/2007. SD/- K.R.UDAYABHANU, JUDGE. //TRUE COPY// prv. K.R.UDAYABHANU, J --------------------------------------------- Crl.R.P.No.1129 of 2000 --------------------------------------------- Dated this the 12th day of September, 2007 O R D E R The revision petitioner stands convicted for the offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act and sentenced, as modified by the appellate court, to undergo simple imprisonment for 7 days and to pay a compensation of Rs.75,000/- and in default, to undergo simple imprisonment for three months and out of the compensation amount, if realised, Rs.72,500/- is to be paid to the complainant. 2. Counsel for the revision petitioner has only pleaded 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 and to pay a compensation of Rs.75,000/- to the complainant and in default, to undergo simple imprisonment for three months. The revision petitioner is granted six months' time to pay the amount of compensation. He shall appear before the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court-II, Muvattupuzha on 12.3.2008 to receive the sentence. The criminal revision petition is disposed of as above. K.R.UDAYABHANU, JUDGE csl