IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.S.GOPINATHAN WEDNESDAY, THE 4TH NOVEMBER 2009 / 13TH KARTHIKA 1931 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 3381 of 2009() ------------------------------ CRA.480/2007 of ADDL. SESSIONS COURT (ADHOC) III, PALAKKAD ST.554/2006 of JUDL.MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS COURT, CHITTUR .................... PETITIONER/APPELLANT/ACCUSED ------------------------------------------------- C.V.SHANMUGHAN, S/O.C.N.VELAYUDHAN CHETTIAR, C.N.V.NILAYAM, KACHERIMEDU, CHITTUR, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. BY ADV. MR. G.HARIHARAN MR. PRAVEEN HARIHARAN RESPONDENT(S): COMPLAINANT & STATE ---------------------------------- 1. TAHSILDAR (RR), CHITTUR, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR MR. RITHWIK THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING FINALLY HEARD ON 04/11/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: kkms/ P.S. GOPINATHAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Crl.R.P.No. 3381 of 2009 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 4th day of November, 2009 O R D E R 1. Revision petitioner was found guilty of offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act by the Judicial First Class Magistrate, Chittur, in S.T. No.554/06, convicted and sentenced to simple imprisonment for three months. He was also ordered to pay Rs.2,71,395/- as compensation to the 1st respondent under Section 357 (3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. 2. Aggrieved by the above conviction and sentence Criminal Appeal No.480/07 was filed before the Sessions Judge, Palakkad Division. In appeal, the conviction was confirmed and the sentence was modified to a fine of Rs.2,75,000/- with a default sentence of simple imprisonment for three months. The fine was ordered to be given as compensation. 3. Assailing the legality, correctness and propriety of the above conviction and sentence as modified in appeal, Crl.R.P.No. 3381 of 2009 2 this revision petition was filed. 4. Today, when the revision petition came up for hearing, learned counsel for the revision petitioner submitted that the revision petitioner is only seeking time of six months to pay the fine amount. 5. In the above circumstances, the revision petition is dismissed as devoid of merits. The revision petitioner is granted six months time to pay the fine amount. Till then, the bail bond executed by the revision petitioner shall remain in force. P.S. GOPINATHAN, JUDGE shg/