IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.R.UDAYABHANU THURSDAY, THE 31ST MAY 2007 / 10TH JYAISHTA 1929 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 2119 of 2007() ------------------------------ CRA.382/2006 of SESSIONS COURT, MANJERI MC.7/2006 of CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE COURT, MANJERI .................... REVN. PETITIONER: APPELLANT/IST RESPONDENT (SURETY) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- POOLAKKAL ABDUL MAJEED, S/O.ABOOBACKER, AGED 45 YEARS, POOLAKKAL HOUSE, PERAKAMANNA AMSOM, MALAPPURAM (DT), EDAVANNA POLICE STATION LIMIT. BY ADV. SRI.T.K.AJITH KUMAR RESPONDENT ------------------------ STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.AMJAD ALI THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 31/05/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.R.UDAYABHANU, J --------------------------------------------- Crl.R.P.No.2119 of 2007 --------------------------------------------- Dated this the 31st day of May, 2007 O R D E R Revision petitioners are the sureties who are under orders to pay a penalty of Rs.7,500/- each as modified by the appellate court. It is submitted that the accused in proceedings under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act was produced before the court below and the matter was settled. It is submitted that the sureties are poor to raise the amount. In the circumstances, the penalty is reduced to Rs.2,000/- each. The criminal revision petition is disposed of as above. K.R.UDAYABHANU, JUDGE csl