IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.R.UDAYABHANU FRIDAY, THE 2ND MARCH 2007 / 11TH PHALGUNA 1928 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 957 of 2007(E) ------------------------------ CRA.497/2001 of SESSIONS COURT, THALASSERY STC.940/1999 of JUDL.MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS COURT-I, KANNUR .................... REVN. PETITIONER: ------------------ V.R.RAGHAVAN VYDYAR, S/O KRISHNAN, AJITH PHARMACY, NEW MAHE, KERALA STATE. BY ADV. SRI.C.K.SREEJITH RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. P.K.RAMESH, S/O KRISHNAN, AGED 48 YEARS, USHUS, PALLIKKUNNU, KANNUR. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.AMJAD ALI THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 02/03/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.R.UDAYABHANU, J --------------------------------------------- CRL.R.P.No.957 of 2007 --------------------------------------------- Dated this the 2nd day of March, 2007 ORDER Revision petitioner stands convicted for the offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act and sentenced to undergo simple imprisonment for a period of three months and to pay a compensation of Rs.40,000/- vide Section 357(3) of Code of Criminal Procedure. 2. The counsel for the revision petitioner has only sought for modification of the sentence. In the circumstances, sentence is modified to imprisonment till the rising of the court and to pay a compensation of Rs.40,000/-, less the amount if any deposited and in default thereof, to undergo simple imprisonment for a period of three months. Revision petitioner is granted five months' time to make the payment. He shall appear before Judicial First Class Magistrate Court - I, Kannur on 30.7.2007 to receive the sentence. The Criminal Revision Petition is disposed of as above. K.R.UDAYABHANU, JUDGE csl