IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR FRIDAY, THE 2ND JULY 2010 / 11TH ASHADHA 1932 WP(C).No. 19845 of 2010(Q) -------------------------- AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT/ORDER IN CRRP.1497/2003 Dated 27/03/2009 CC.912/1999 of JUDL.M.F.C.-I, ERNAKULAM .................... PETITIONER(S): --------------- M.V.PRAMOD, MALIAKKAL HOUSE, ST.BENEDICT II CROSS ROAD, ERNAKULAM, KOCHI, NOW RESIDING AT VENNALA JANATHA ROAD, KOCHI-28. BY ADV. SRI.C.P.RAVIKUMAR RESPONDENT(S): --------------- V.T.ANTONY, VELUTHEDATH HOUSE, V.A.THOMMEN ROAD, EDAKOCHI, KOCHI-06. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR MR.K.S.SIVAKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 02/07/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.RAMKUMAR, J. ------------------------------------- W.P (C). No.19845 OF 2010 -------------------------------------- Dated this the 2nd day of July, 2010 JUDGMENT The grievance of the petitioner, who was the complainant in C.C.No.951/1997 on the file of the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court, Ernakulam, which was a prosecution under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instrument Act, 1881, is that even though conviction passed against the accused in the above case was confirmed by this Court in revision as evidenced by the Ext. P1 order dated 27.3.2009 in Crl.R.P.No.1497/2003, no steps have so far been taken by the J.F.C.M Court-I, Ernakulam to execute the sentence. 2. This Court called for a report from the learned Magistrate, who as per letter dated 1.7.2010 has informed that the final order passed by this Court was not brought to the notice of the predecessor-in-office of the learned Magistrate and that there will be no willful latches or lack of diligence on the part of the Magistrate in taking steps. The said statement is recorded and the Magistrate is directed to expedite the steps for execution of the sentence without any more delay. This writ petition is disposed of as above. V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE dmb