IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.S.GOPINATHAN FRIDAY, THE 18TH DECEMBER 2009 / 27TH AGRAHAYANA 1931 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 3947 of 2009() ---------------------------------------- CRA.286/2007 of II ADDL. SESSIONS COURT, TRIVANDRUM CC.764/2004 of JUDL.MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS COURT-V, TRIVANDRUM .................... REVN. PETITIONER(S): APPELLANT/ACCUSED: ------------------------------------------------------------------ A.BABU,ASSEMBLY ATTENDANT,KERALA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY,VIKAS BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.PREMCHAND R.NAIR SRI.TOJAN J. VATHIKULAM SRI.BEPIN PAUL RESPONDENT(S): STATE AND COMPLAINANT: ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA-REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,HIGH COURT OF KERALA,ERNAKULAM. 2. K.LALU,TC 20/49,NEDIYAMUDUPIL VEEDU, KARAMANA.P.O,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR MR.RITHWIK THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18/12 / 2009 , THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: P.S.GOPINATHAN, J. ------------------------------------------ Crl.R.P.No.3947 OF 2009 ---------------------------------- Dated this the 18th day of December, 2009 O R D E R The revision petitioner was convicted by the Judicial Magistrate of First Class V, Thiruvananthapuram in C.C.No.764/04 on his file for offence under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act and sentenced to simple imprisonment for three months and to pay Rs.50,000/- as compensation to the 2nd respondent. In Crl. Appeal No.286/07 the Additional Sessions Judge Adhoc II, while confirming the conviction, reduced the substantive sentence to imprisonment till rising of the court. The compensation was enhanced to Rs.55,000/- with a default sentence of simple imprisonment for two months. Now this revision. The learned counsel for the revision petitioner submitted that he is seeking only time to pay the compensation. The submission is recorded. The revision petition is dismissed. The revision petitioner is granted six months time to remit the compensation. Till then,the bail bond executed by him shall remain in force. P.S.GOPINATHAN, JUDGE mns