IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.R.UDAYABHANU TUESDAY, THE 10TH APRIL 2007 / 20TH CHAITHRA 1929 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 1532 of 2007() ------------------------------ CRA.436/2004 of ADDL. SESSIONS COURT (ADHOC) III, PALAKKAD ST.4758/2000 of JUDL.MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS COURT, OTTAPPALAM .................... REVN. PETITIONER: APPELLANT/ACCUSED ---------------------------------------------- RAJAGOPALAN, S/O.RUGMANI AMMA, AGED 49 YEARS, KARUTHANATH VEEDU, PAMPADY DESOM, THALAPPILLY TALUK, THRISSUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.SAJEEV KUMAR K.GOPAL RESPONDENTS: RESPONDENTS/STATE/COMPLAINANT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. 2. DEVAKI MENON, W/O.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, AGED 66 YEARS, MOHAN VILLA, PAMPADY DESOM, TALAPPALLY TALUK, THRISSUR DISTRICT REPRESENTED BY THE POWER OF ATTORNEY HOLDER A.VALSALA W/O.K.SIVADAS, AGED 52 YEAR, SREE VALSAM, PALAT ROAD, OTTAPALAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.C.M.KAMMAPPU THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10/04/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.R.UDAYABHANU, J --------------------------------------------- CRL.R.P.No.1532 of 2007 --------------------------------------------- Dated this the 10th 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, as modified by the appellate court, to imprisonment till the rising of the court and to pay a compensation of Rs.48,000/- to the complainant vide Section 357(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure and in default, to undergo simple imprisonment for one month. 2. Counsel for the revision petitioner has only sought for time to pay the amount of compensation. In the circumstances, conviction is confirmed. Revision petitioner is granted six months' time from today onwards to pay the amount of compensation. He shall appear before the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, Ottapalam on 12.10.2007 to receive the sentence. Non bailable warrant, pending, if any shall be kept in abeyance till 12.10.2007. The criminal revision petition is disposed of as above. K.R.UDAYABHANU, JUDGE csl