IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.R.UDAYABHANU WEDNESDAY, THE 7TH MARCH 2007 / 16TH PHALGUNA 1928 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 1019 of 2007() ------------------------------ CRA.246/2004 of ADDL. SESSIONS COURT, ALAPPUZHA CC.552/2002 of JUDL.MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS, AMABALAPUZHA .................... REVN. PETITIONER: APPELLANT/ACCUSED ------------------------------------------------------------- MATHEW P. VARGHESE PUTHENPARAMBIL, PANDANKARI P.O. EDATHUA, ALAPPUZHA. BY ADV. SRI.P.VINODKUMAR RESPONDENTS: RESPONDENTS/COMPLAINANT & STATE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. P.K. SANTHAPPAN ATTUKADAVIL HOUSE KUNTHIRICKAL P.O., THALAVADY ALAPPUZHA. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPREENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.AMJAD ALI THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/03/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.R.UDAYABHANU, J --------------------------------------------- CRL.R.P.No.1019 of 2007 --------------------------------------------- Dated this the 7th day of March, 2007 ORDER The revision petitioner stands convicted for the offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act and sentenced to undergo simple imprisonment for six months and to pay a compensation of Rs.1,25,000/- to the complainant vide section 357 (3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. 2. 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.1,25,000/- to the complainant vide section 357 (3) of Code of Criminal Procedure and in default, to undergo simple imprisonment for three months. The revision petitioner is granted three months' time to pay the amount of compensation. He shall appear before Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, Ambalapuzha on 15.6.2007 to receive the sentence. The criminal revision petition is disposed of as above. K.R.UDAYABHANU, JUDGE csl