IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.R.UDAYABHANU MONDAY, THE 2ND APRIL 2007 / 12TH CHAITHRA 1929 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 1367 of 2007(E) ------------------------------- CRA.490/2004 of ADDL. SESSIONS COURT, THRISSUR ST.3745/2001 of JUDL. MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS COURT, KODUNGALLUR .................... REVN. PETITIONER: APPELLANT/ACCUSED --------------------------------------------------------------- G.UNNIKRISHNAN,S/O.GOVINDAN ACHARY, THOTTUVATHALA BHAVAN,AMBALAPUZHA,ALAPPUZHA DIST. BY ADV. SRI.S.RAJEEV RESPONDENTS: RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT & STATE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. T.G.KANNAN,S/O.GANGADHARAN, THAIVALAPPIL HOUSE,KAIPAMANGALAM, KODUNGALLUR TALUK,THRISSUR. 2. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,HIGH COURT OF KERALA. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.AMJAD ALI SRI.M.C.ANTONY THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 02/04/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.R.UDAYABHANU, J --------------------------------------------- CRL.R.P.No.1367 of 2007 --------------------------------------------- Dated this the 2nd 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 fifteen days and to pay a compensation of Rs.35,000/- to the complainant and in default, to undergo simple imprisonment for three months. 2. The counsel for the revision petitioner has submitted that there are other convictions also against the accused. Hence, the counsel has sought for modification of the sentence and for 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 affirmed. The revision petitioner is granted four months' time to pay the amount of compensation. He shall appear before the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, Kodungallur on 2.8.2007 to receive the sentence. The criminal revision petition is disposed of as above. K.R.UDAYABHANU, JUDGE csl